

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.
Ratings
3.5
Cast

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
Tadashi Furuta
The Mackerel
Kazuo Sato
Tiger Priest

Kai Ato
The Bone

Hatsuo Yamaya
The Villager Yoju
Maki Takayama
Yoju's Wife
Yuni Nishigami
Yoju's Daughter

Tōru Abe
Leader of the Village Assembly
Shigeru Yazaki
Village Teacher
Dai Kanai
Village Headman
Toshie Kobayashi
Village Woman
Hitoshi Ōmae
Furosude Kotori

Fudeko Tanaka
Old Woman
Yumi Seigan
Yoju's Daughter
Baiken Jukkanji

Mansaku Fuwa
Moriwaka Bandô

Sōnosuke Oda
Tadayuki Okamoto
Shuichi Oki
Yasuo Shinohara
Crew
Theatre Play
Director
Screenplay
Editor
Sound Effects
Art Direction
Executive Producer
Sound Recordist
Director of Photography
Sound Mixer
Music Director
Story
Associate Producer
Music
Assistant Director
Second Unit Director
Sound Effects Editor
Special Effects
Gaffer
Choreographer
Details
Release Date
1979-10-20
Runtime
124 min
Original Language
Japanese
Languages
Japanese
Production Companies
Shochiku
Countries
Japan
Genres
Fantasy
Romance