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The Village (1975)

★ 6.6/10 127 min Drama Japan Japanese
Director: Yoji Yamada
Streaming: Not available
Enjoy this little slice of what city people call

Description

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”.

Top Cast

Chieko Baisho
Chieko Baisho Hideko Kono
Akira Terao
Akira Terao Takashi Saito
Masami Shimojō
Masami Shimojō
Hideji Ōtaki
Hideji Ōtaki
Hisashi Igawa
Chieko Misaki
Chieko Misaki
Atom Shimojo
Atom Shimojo
Tokuko Sugiyama
Tokuko Sugiyama

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