Demon Pond
2005 · 130 MIN · IMDB 6.2 · 145 VOTES · DIR. Takashi Miike
Overview
The modern-day story of a man searching for a friend who has mysteriously disappeared, with a magical tale involving strange creatures, a heartbroken princess, and a pact that can't be broken. Conflicts between faith and skepticism, and between social obligation and personal desire drive the narrative toward a dramatic conclusion where the worlds of the real and the surreal inevitabl
Dialogue Timeline — 1,086 lines
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00:00:03 Shinji Takeda - Tomoko Tabata Ryuhei Matsuda
00:03:09 Yes, that's what I'm talking about.
00:05:53 But I don't pretend to live in luxury in the first place.
00:09:34 No matter what.
00:12:40 Cutting a jewel would be like this.
00:15:40 The spring runs down here from the cliff behind.
00:19:11 I understand. How rude to ask a lady her age.
00:22:08 Yes, a story from here in Echizen.
00:25:24 - Because the real story starts from now. - You should go around Nako No Kawachi.
00:28:14 She is my wife.
00:31:29 her comb catches the moonlight among the reeds.
00:34:16 If it was forgotten, even once, why then, sure as you stand here
00:37:05 Are you all right?
00:40:35 it'd be graceless to break the promise if she were disturbed more than three times a day.
00:42:45 Actually I am not...
00:46:09 You and she are the gods, the pillars of this village.
00:49:12 The trail's about a league or so, but it's a steep climb.
00:52:11 The path's hardly used at all... we'll not get far if we don't cut our way through!
00:56:50 At night, a prowler spied on her while she was asleep, and...
01:00:09 Farmer's dog!
01:02:11 Tell me though the little princess, is she still reluctant to give us some rain?
01:05:08 Then why?
01:08:16 - What? Fish! Fish! - Fish? Fish?
01:11:02 Dine on him when you rise from your siesta, my dear." Heaven forbid!
Cast & Characters
Shinji Takeda
Akira Hagiwara
Ken'ichi Endô
Ogani the Crab
Ken'ichi Endô
Villager
Masato Hagiwara
Koishichi the Carp
Masato Hagiwara
Village Teacher
Naokazu Hiruko
Yû Kamio
Jack Mackerel
Kitarô
Catfish Priest
Kitarô
Village Priest
Ryûhei Matsuda
Gakuen Yamazawa
Yasuko Matsuyuki
Princess Shirayuki
Ryô Morikawa
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,086
Dialogue density8.4 lines / min
First line00:00:03
Final line01:11:02
Production Record
DirectorTakashi Miike
LanguageJapanese
IMDb votes145