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The Village(1975)
Status: Released
Date: 1975-10-25
69%
10 Votes
Time: 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”.
Languages: Japanese.
Countries:
Japan
ProductionCompanies: 
Movie: The Village
Top 10 Billed Cast
倍賞千恵子
Hideko Kono
寺尾聰
Takashi Saito
下條正巳
大滝秀治
三崎千恵子
下條アトム
杉山とく子
今福将雄
赤塚真人
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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”.
Release Date
1975-10-25
Average
6.9
Rating:
3.5 startsTagline
Enjoy this little slice of what city people call
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Languages:
日本語
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