The Village (1976)

  • NR
  • 04/12/1976 (JP)
  • Drama
  • 2h 7m

Enjoy this little slice of what city people call

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”.

Yoji Yamada

Director, Writer

Yoshitaka Asama

Writer

Cast

Chieko Baisho's headshot

Chieko Baisho

Hideko Kono
Akira Terao's headshot

Akira Terao

Takashi Saito
Masami Shimojō's headshot

Masami Shimojō

Hideji Ōtaki's headshot

Hideji Ōtaki

Hisashi Igawa's headshot

Hisashi Igawa

Chieko Misaki's headshot

Chieko Misaki

Atom Shimojo's headshot

Atom Shimojo

Tokuko Sugiyama's headshot

Tokuko Sugiyama

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