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The Village
1976
Directed by
Yoji Yamada
127 min
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”.
Ratings
3.5
Crew
Director
Still Photographer
Art Direction
Director of Photography
Executive Producer
Sound Mixer
Original Music Composer
Sound Effects
Sound Recordist
Lighting Technician
Details
Release Date
1976-04-12
Runtime
127 min
Original Language
Japanese
Languages
Japanese
Production Companies
Shochiku
Countries
Japan
Genres
Drama