Mermaid Legend
Original title: Ningyo densetsu
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⭐ 7.0 / 10(785)
A woman is avenging the death of her husband in this slightly supernatural drama.
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Released
- 1984
- Country
- Japan
Details
Release year: 1984
Storyline
A woman is avenging the death of her husband in this slightly supernatural drama.
Top credits
Directors
Cast
See all 23 credits →- Mari Shirato — Migiwa Saeki
- Jun Etô — Saeki Keisuke
- Kentarô Shimizu — Miyamoto Shouhei
- Yoshirō Aoki — Terumasa Miyamoto
Did you know
• Mari Shirato had to swim in a very cold water, as the film was shot in November, and so she eventually became ill.
• Ikeda insisted that Mari Shirato cut her own hair instead of a wig, which angered her because of the numerous filming takes.
• The movie was shot at Ise-Shima, famous for his fish, but also in a swimming pool at Ikebukuro, Tokyo, for certain sequences.
User reviews
⭐ 8/10
A cautionary parable for man's true acquiescence to the natural world
👍 9 · 11/8/2024
⭐ 7/10
If Brain DePalma made "Lady Vengeance" in the mid 80's it would look like this movie
👍 9 · 2/10/2013
⭐ 8/10
And how!
👍 3 · 10/15/2025
Technical specs
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
- Color
- Color
