Pastoral: To Die in the Country
Genres
Overview
A director faces creative block while working on his latest film – a reimagination of his adolescence growing up in a mountain village in rural Japan.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
101 min
Release Date
1974-12-28
Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Vote Count
97
Vote Average
7.5
Kantarō Suga
Shuji
Hiroyuki Takano
Young Shuji
Chigusa Takayama
Shuji's Mother
Kaoru Yachigusa
Married woman
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Pregnant
Masumi Harukawa
Air woman
Izumi Hara
Sen Hara (Phantom of old woman)
Yoshio Harada
Arashi
Eimei Sasaki
Hideaki Sasaki
Masahiro Saito
Masahiro Saito
Hitoshi Ōmae
Kin Ômae
J.A. Seazer
Tengu Kurama
Isao Kimura
Film Critic
Kiyoshi Awazu
Poet
Kan Mikami
Ushi
Salvador Tari
Salvador Dali
Yoko Ran
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