The Village

(1975)

★ 7.4 IMDb · 10 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 1975

Runtime: 127 мин

Country: Japan

Director: Ёдзи Ямада

Cast: Тиэко Байсё, 寺尾聰, 下條正巳, Хидэдзи Оотаки, 井川比佐志, 三崎千恵子, 下條アトム, 杉山とく子, 今福将雄, 赤塚真人

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”.