
The Village
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”.
The Village
April 12, 1976
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Cast (18)

Chieko Baisho
Hideko Kono

Akira Terao
Takashi Saito

Masami Shimojō
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Hideji Ōtaki
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Hisashi Igawa
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Chieko Misaki
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Atom Shimojo
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Tokuko Sugiyama
N/A

Masao Imafuku
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Makoto Akatsuka
N/A

Yoshie Ichige
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Mari Okamoto
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Kazuhiko Kasai
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Kenji Kimura
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Akihiko Hanyû
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Yoshiko Togawa
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Katsuhiko Tamura
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Kiyoshi Atsumi
N/A
Crew (14)
Directing

Yoji Yamada
Director
Writing

Yoshitaka Asama
Writer

Yoji Yamada
Writer
Production

Toru Najima
Executive Producer

Kiyoshi Shimazu
Executive Producer
Sound

Kyōko Okada
Original Music Composer

Ryuji Matsumoto
Sound Mixer

Hiroshi Nakamura
Sound Recordist

Katsuyuki Itô
Sound Effects
Art

Kiminobu Satō
Art Direction
Camera

Sôhei Hasegawa
Still Photographer

Tetsuo Takaha
Director of Photography
Costume & Make-Up
No data availableCrew
No data availableEditing

Iwao Ishii
Editor
Lighting

Yoshifumi Aoki
Lighting Technician