DVD, Blu-ray & 4K: DEMON POND (1979) - Criterion Collection

Product Description: Japanese New Wave renegade Masahiro Shinoda transforms a classic Kabuki tale with his own extravagant visual style in this dimension-shattering folk-horror fantasia. When a lone traveler (Tsutomu Yamazaki) 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 (Go Kato) and Yuri (Kabuki legend Tamasaburo Bando, who also plays the ethereal princess reigning over the water)—in their hands. Set to the swirling strains of electronic-music pioneer Isao Tomita’s synth score, Demon Pond blends theatrical artifice with cinematic surrealism for an aquatic-apocalyptic fable of human love and folly caught in the current of nature’s wrath.

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Director: Masahiro Shinoda

Starring: Tamasaburo Bando, Go Kato, Tsutomu Yamakazi

Genre: Fantasy, Romance

Runtime: 123 min

Rating: Not Rated

Language: Japanese

Studio: Criterion

Home Video Release Date: October 15, 2024

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DVD - Criterion Collection

Blu-ray - Criterion Collection

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DVD

Codec: MPEG-2
Resolution: 480i
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Encoding Format: 16:9
Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only)

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Codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Resolution: 1080p
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Region: Region A/1

4K Ultra HD

Codec: HEVC / H.265
Resolution: Native 4K (2160p)
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
HDR: N/A
Region: Region A/1

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DVD: None
Blu-ray: None
4K Ultra HD: None

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DVD: Dolby Digital Mono
Blu-ray: LPCM Mono
4K Ultra HD: LPCM Mon

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DVD: English

Blu-ray: English

4K Ultra HD: English

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4K digital restoration, supervised by director Masahiro Shinoda and actor Tamasaburo Bando, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack
New interview with film scholar Dudley Andrew
Program on the film’s special effects
PLUS: An essay by film critic Michael Atkinson