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As he wandered through a drought-stricken Japan teacher Gaukuen (Tsutomu Yamazaki) was gladdened to encounter old friend Akira (Gô Katô) living in a small village with a beautiful bride (Tamasaburô Bandô). He d be perturbed to discover that his comrade was uncannily bound to the hamlet-forced to ring a bell daily so that the local lake s demons wouldn t flood the region. Masahiro Shinoda s dreamlike take on the kabuki standard co-stars. Kôji Nanbara. 123 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: Japanese; Subtitles: English; featurettes. In Japanese with English subtitles.