A legenday film adaptation of Kyōka's drama. Amid contradicting norms, a savage spirit and actor Tamasaburō dominates the screen!

Back in the Taishō era, deep in the Echizen mountains, Hagiwara Akira and his wife Yuri lived as bellringers on the edge of Yashagaike pond. Based on the contract between villagers and Shirayuki-Hime, the god of the pond, the couple was tasked with ringing a bell thrice a day to avoid a catastrophic flood. However, their life is disturbed by a sudden visitor from Tokyo. The film, based on a 1913 drama written by Izumi Kyōka, has been highly acclaimed for Tamasaburō Bandō’s alluring performance and the grand spectacle that awaits the audience in the finale. It is also highly interesting as a history film from the 1970s depicting the Taishō days and also as a film from an era where occultism, mystery, and fantasy attracted attention.

Japan｜ 2021｜ 124min｜ ｜

• ヒューマンドラマ
• ファンタジー