The Village

Apr 12, 1976

2h 7m

★ 6.7

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”.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Shochiku

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Cast

Hideko Kono

Chieko Baisho

Takashi Saito

Akira Terao

Masami Shimojō

Hideji Ōtaki

Hisashi Igawa

Chieko Misaki

Atom Shimojo

Tokuko Sugiyama

Masao Imafuku

Makoto Akatsuka

Yoshie Ichige

Mari Okamoto

The main focus is on the 5 member band of a small circus as it runs into problems while touring rural Japan. It also pays lots of attention to the two daughters of the aging and irascible ringmaster-circus owner. The high points are the sound (and score) and cinematography featuring a lot of vertiginous panning (appropriate - as high wire trapeze artists are also an important element in the film). A fascinating side-light on 30s Japan.

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