Demon Pond
A lyrical, spiritually-charged romantic fantasy rooted in Japanese theatrical tradition, where mythic forces and human desire intertwine in a drought-stricken village.
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.
Essence
Ensemble
Tamasaburō Bandō V
Yuri / Princess Shirayuki
Gō Katō
Akira Hagiwara
Tsutomu Yamazaki
Gaukuen Yamazaki
Kōji Nanbara
Priest Shikami
Yatsuko Tan'ami
Nurse
Hisashi Igawa
The Carp
Norihei Miki
Catfish Messenger
Juro Kara
Denkichi
Ryūnosuke Kaneda
Diet Member
Fujio Tokita
The Crab
Jun Hamamura
The Shadow / Yatabei, the Bellkeeper
Megumi Ishii
The Camellia
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