Ballad of Orin

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Ballad of Orin (1977)

Directed by Masahiro Shinoda

Drama · 1h 58m

Expelled from her group for losing her virginity, blind travelling musician Orin endures a life of hardship, abuse, and poverty while wandering the countryside, finding brief companionship with an army deserter, and struggling against a society that marginalises her.

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Cast

Shima Iwashita Orin Yoshio Harada Heitaro Tomoko Naraoka Teruyo Taiji Tonoyama Mountain Man Tōru Abe Besho Jun Hamamura Saito Kaoru Kobayashi Torazo Rie Yokoyama Kaneko Hatsuo Yamaya Yamashita Toshiyuki Nishida Suketaro
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Masakazu Kuwayama Manzaburo Imanishi Kirin Kiki Tama Ichise

Crew

Director
Masahiro Shinoda
Screenplay
Keiji Hasebe, Masahiro Shinoda
Novel
Tsutomu Mizukami
Director of Photography
Kazuo Miyagawa
Original Music Composer
Tōru Takemitsu
Editor
Sachiko Yamaji
Producer
Kiyoshi Nonomura

Details

Original title
はなれ瞽女おりん
Release date
1977-11-19
Runtime
1h 58m
Genres
Drama
Original language
JA
Spoken languages
Japanese
Countries
Japan
Production
TOHO, hyogensha