Demon Pond
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When a lone traveller stumbles upon a remote, drought-stricken village, he finds himself engulfed in a whirlpool of myth, mystery, and magic: in a nearby pond reside spirits who hold the fate of the town’s inhabitants, including lovers Akira and Yuri, in their hands.
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Cast
32 people
Tamasaburō Bandō V
Yuri / Princess Shirayuki
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Masahiro Shinoda Director · Tsutomu Tamura Screenplay Haruhiko Mimura Screenplay
United States release May 13, 2008 · Produced in Japan · Original title 夜叉ヶ池
Production
Shochiku
Production
Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
夜叉ヶ池
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · October 20, 1979
Theatrical
United States · May 13, 2008
Physical · DVD
United States
October 15, 2024 · Physical · The Criterion Collection 4K+Blu-Ray
Canada
October 15, 2024 · Physical · The Criterion Collection 4K+Blu-Ray
China
September 19, 2021 · Premiere · Beijing International Film Festival
France
July 7, 2021 · Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
September 22, 2021 · Theatrical
Germany
June 15, 2023 · Theatrical
Japan
May 25, 2005 · Physical · DVD
Russia
February 24, 2016 · Limited theatrical · Retrospective of Masahiro Shinoda (Saint Petersburg)
March 30, 2016 · Limited theatrical · Retrospective of Masahiro Shinoda (Moscow)
South Korea
September 26, 2021 · Premiere · Cinematheque KOFA(Korean Film Archive)
Taiwan
April 15, 2026 · Premiere · 4K restoration, Golden Horse Fantastic Film Festival
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