
Film
The Village
1975 · 2h 7m · Drama
Enjoy this little slice of what city people call
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Overview
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”.
Cast

Chieko Baisho
Hideko Kono

Akira Terao
Takashi Saito

Masami Shimojō

Hideji Ōtaki

Hisashi Igawa

Chieko Misaki

Atom Shimojo

Tokuko Sugiyama

Masao Imafuku

Makoto Akatsuka

Yoshie Ichige

Mari Okamoto

Kazuhiko Kasai
Kenji Kimura
Akihiko Hanyû
Yoshiko Togawa
Crew
- Yoji YamadaDirector · Writer
- Yoshitaka AsamaWriter
- Toru NajimaExecutive Producer
- Kiyoshi ShimazuExecutive Producer
- Tetsuo TakahaDirector of Photography
- Kyōko OkadaOriginal Music Composer
- Iwao IshiiEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- October 25, 1975
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 2h 7m
- Genres
- Drama
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