CinemaOSMovie · 1975 · 2h 7m

The Village

Enjoy this little slice of what city people call

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This appears to be a labor of love. Its about a village which is given the opportunity to put on a musical. They would have to pay the overhead and, being that they are farmers and always busy and not rich, question the wisdom and feasibility of such an idea. A spokesperson for the acting troupe Ms. Kono lays out the whole thing and they must decide. You get little slices of rural life in Japan far, at least in sentiment, from Tokyo. The best thing about this film is that it has heart. The acting is good, but it is really about the simple storyline of outing on a show. Films rarely get made with such simplistic plots these days. Enjoy this little slice of what city people call “the simple life”.

Directed byYoji Yamada

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Status
Released
Runtime
2h 7m
Language
JA
Released
October 25, 1975
Studios
Shochiku

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Chieko Baisho

Chieko Baisho

Hideko Kono

Akira Terao

Akira Terao

Takashi Saito

Masami Shimojō

Masami Shimojō

Hideji Ōtaki

Hideji Ōtaki

Hisashi Igawa

Hisashi Igawa

Chieko Misaki

Chieko Misaki

Atom Shimojo

Atom Shimojo

Tokuko Sugiyama

Tokuko Sugiyama

Masao Imafuku

Masao Imafuku

Makoto Akatsuka

Makoto Akatsuka

Creative team
Directed by
Yoji Yamada
Yoji Yamada
Written by
Yoji Yamada
Yoji Yamada
Yoshitaka Asama

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