The Village
Overview
Cast & Crew
Production House
The Plot
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”.
Run Time
2h 7m
Genre
Drama
Release Date
25 Oct 1975
Country
Japan
Language
Japanese
Director & Producers
Top Billed Cast


Yoji Yamada
Chieko Baisho
Akira Terao
Masami Shimojō
Hideji Ōtaki
Chieko Misaki
Atom Shimojo
Tokuko Sugiyama
Masao Imafuku
Makoto Akatsuka
Yoshie Ichige
Mari Okamoto
Kyōko Okada