The Village (1976)
The Village (1976)
Enjoy this little slice of what city people call
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”.

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Cast

Chieko Baisho Chieko Baisho As: Hideko Kono
Akira Terao Akira Terao As: Takashi Saito
Masami Shimojō Masami Shimojō As:
Hideji Ōtaki Hideji Ōtaki As:
Hisashi Igawa Hisashi Igawa As:
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Storyline

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”.


Tagline: Enjoy this little slice of what city people call
Certification: Unknown

Details

Genres: Drama

Language: 日本語

Release Date: 12 April 1976

Country: JP

Runtime: 127m

Company Credits

Company: Shochiku

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Cast

Directed By

Yoji Yamada

Yoji Yamada

Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Toru Najima

Toru Najima

Executive Producer

Kiyoshi Shimazu

Kiyoshi Shimazu

Executive Producer

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Not currently known.

Sound

Hiroshi Nakamura

Hiroshi Nakamura

Sound Recordist

Katsuyuki Itô

Katsuyuki Itô

Sound Effects

Kyōko Okada

Kyōko Okada

Original Music Composer

Ryuji Matsumoto

Ryuji Matsumoto

Sound Mixer

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

Tetsuo Takaha

Tetsuo Takaha

Director of Photography

Sôhei Hasegawa

Sôhei Hasegawa

Still Photographer

Lighting

Yoshifumi Aoki

Yoshifumi Aoki

Lighting Technician

Art Department

Kiminobu Satô

Kiminobu Satô

Art Direction

Other Crew

Not currently known.

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