Demon Pond (2005)

Original title

夜叉ヶ池

Directed by

Takashi Miike

Genre

fantasy film

Country

Japan

Runtime

2h 09m

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a filmed stage production of a Japanese play. It tells a folkloric story about a pond and a demon, performed in front of a live audience. The film captures the actors and minimal sets of a theater show.

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What happens

Demon Pond (夜叉ヶ池, Yashagaike) is a filmed stage production of Demon Pond, a play by Keishi Nagatsuka based on the 1913 play by Izumi Kyōka. The production, directed by Takashi Miike, was filmed before a live audience and released on DVD in Japan on May 25, 2005. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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