The Village

The Village

1975
2h 7m
6.9

6.9/10

10 votes • View on IMDb

"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”.

Status: Released

Language: JA

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Production Information

Production Companies
Shochiku
Production Countries
Japan
Spoken Languages
Japanese

Quick Facts

Original Title 同胞
Release Date October 25, 1975
Status Released
Language JA
IMDb ID tt0204364

Cast

Chieko Baisho
Chieko Baisho

Hideko Kono

Akira Terao
Akira Terao

Takashi Saito

Masami Shimojō
Masami Shimojō

Hideji Ōtaki
Hideji Ōtaki

Hisashi Igawa
Hisashi Igawa

Chieko Misaki
Chieko Misaki

Atom Shimojo
Atom Shimojo

Tokuko Sugiyama
Tokuko Sugiyama

Masao Imafuku
Masao Imafuku

Makoto Akatsuka
Makoto Akatsuka

Yoshie Ichige
Yoshie Ichige

Mari Okamoto
Mari Okamoto

Key Crew

Yoji Yamada
Director
Yoji Yamada
Writer
Yoshitaka Asama
Writer
Kiyoshi Shimazu
Executive Producer
Toru Najima
Executive Producer