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Demon Pond

1979 2h 4m Horror List
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Japanese friends (Tamasaburo Bando, Gô Katô, Tsutomu Yamazaki) violate a supposedly haunted lake in 1913, bringing on a tidal wave.

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Bruce McCabe Boston Globe Masahiro Shinoda's Demon Pond is, in the manner of the best films, a triumph of style. It is also a compelling lesson in the power of superstition and mythology. Apr 27, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member One of the most amazing and beautiful films I have ever seen. An artistic and cinematic triumph. Shinoda's telling of this story is compelling and evocative of Japanese "mythology". Tamasaburo Bando V is one of the greatest actors of the 20th Century. Playing not one but *two* female characters, Bando gives an astonishing, incrediby nuanced, and compelling performance. Stanley Kaufmann, when asked by Dick Cavett what makes a movie great, replied, "If it changes your life." This is one of those films. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Japanese friends (Tamasaburo Bando, Gô Katô, Tsutomu Yamazaki) violate a supposedly haunted lake in 1913, bringing on a tidal wave.
Director
Masahiro Shinoda
Producer
Shigeyoshi Sugisaki, Kanji Nakagawa, Yukio Tomizawa
Screenwriter
Tsutomu Tamura, Masahiro Shinoda, Kyoka Izumi
Genre
Horror
Original Language
Japanese
Runtime
2h 4m