- Country: Japan
- Genres: Drama
- Release: 1976-04-12
- Director: Yoji Yamada
- Writers: Yoshitaka Asama , Yoji Yamada
- Language: Japanese
- Stars: Chieko Baisho , Akira Terao , Atom Shimojo , Kiyoshi Atsumi , Hisashi Igawa , Masami Shimojô , Chieko Misaki , Tokuko Sugiyama
- Runtime: 127 min
- Awards: 1 win
- AKA: 同胞 はらから (Japan) , The Village (United States of America) , Единомышленники , The Village (United Kingdom) , The Village , Harakara , Сельское братство (Russian Federation)
- 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”.
- IMDB:tt0204364
The Village Cast · · · ALL
Yoji Yamada
Director
Chieko Baisho
Hideko Kono
Akira Terao
Takashi Saito
Masami Shimojô
Hideji Ôtaki
Hisashi Igawa
Chieko Misaki
Atom Shimojo
Tokuko Sugiyama
Masao Imafuku
Makoto Akatsuka
Yoshie Ichige
Mari Okamoto
Kazuhiko Kasai
Kenji Kimura
Akihiko Hanyû
Kiyoshi Atsumi