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The Village (1976) [N/A]

Release Date:
April 12, 1976

Original Title:
同胞

Alternate Titles:
Harakara
Сельское братство
同胞（はらから）

Genres:
Drama

Production Companies:
Shochiku

Production Countries:
Japan

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 127

Enjoy this little slice of what city people call

Overview from TheMovieDB

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”.

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Production

Art Direction:
Kiminobu Satô

Director:
Yoji Yamada

Director of Photography:
Tetsuo Takaha

Editor:
Iwao Ishii

Executive Producer:
Kiyoshi Shimazu
Toru Najima

Lighting Technician:
Yoshifumi Aoki

Original Music Composer:
Kyōko Okada

Sound Effects:
Katsuyuki Itô

Sound Mixer:
Ryuji Matsumoto

Sound Recordist:
Hiroshi Nakamura

Still Photographer:
Sôhei Hasegawa

Writer:
Yoji Yamada
Yoshitaka Asama

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