Movie: The Village

Top 10 Billed Cast

Chieko Baisho
倍賞千恵子

Hideko Kono

Akira Terao
寺尾聰

Takashi Saito

Masami Shimojō
下條正巳

Hideji Ōtaki
大滝秀治

Hisashi Igawa
井川比佐志

Chieko Misaki
三崎千恵子

Atom Shimojo
下條アトム

Tokuko Sugiyama
杉山とく子

Masao Imafuku
今福将雄

Makoto Akatsuka
赤塚真人

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    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”.

  • Release Date

    1976-04-12

  • Average

    6.7

  • Rating:

    3.4 starts
  • Tagline

    Enjoy this little slice of what city people call

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    日本語

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