
Overview
When a lone traveler 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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Details
- Director
- Masahiro Shinoda
- Written by
- Tsutomu Tamura, Haruhiko Mimura, Izumi Kyōka
- Studio
- Shochiku
Released October 20, 1979·夜叉ヶ池·Japan
Cast

Tamasaburō Bandō V
Yuri / Princess Shirayuki

Gō Katō
Akira Hagiwara

Tsutomu Yamazaki
Gaukuen Yamazaki

Kōji Nanbara
Priest Shikami

Yatsuko Tan'ami
Nurse
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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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Tadashi Furuta
The Mackerel
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Kazuo Sato
Tiger Priest

Kai Ato
The Bone

Hatsuo Yamaya
The Villager Yoju







