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Demon Pond

Thursday, October 15 @ 7:00 PM 9:00 PM

$10

Wandering through the countryside, a schoolteacher arrives at a village suffering from severe drought. There, he discovers his long-lost friend is married to a sorceress, Yuri, whose fate is intertwined with a dragon god. Desperate for water, the villagers plan to sacrifice Yuri in order to bring about an apocalyptic flood.

Japanese New Wave renegade Masahiro Shinoda transforms a classic Kabuki tale into a dimension-shattering folk-horror complete with music pioneer Isao Tomita’s eerie synth score.

  • Director: Masahiro Shinoda
  • Country: Japan
  • Year: 1979
  • Runtime: 124 minutes