Movielogr
The Village (1976)
Directed by Yôji Yamada
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”.
Length 127 minutes
Actors
Akira Terao | Hisashi Igawa | Tokuko Sugiyama | Kiyoshi Atsumi | Hideji Ôtaki | Chieko Baishô | Masao Imafuku | Masami Shimojô | Atomu Shimojo | Yoshie Ichige | Chieko Misaki | Kazuhiko Kasai | Makoto Akatsuka | Mari Okamoto | Katsuhiko Tamura | Akihiko Hanyû | Kenji Kimura | Yoshiko Togawa