The Village
1975, Japanese. Directed by Yoji Yamada.
Enjoy this little slice of what city people call
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”.
- Runtime
- 2h 7m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
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- Released
- 25 October 1975
- Original title
- 同胞
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Yoji Yamada, Yoshitaka Asama
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The Village runs 127 minutes (2h 7m).
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The Village isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 25 October 1975. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Village?
If you liked The Village, try The Young One, The Ballad of Narayama, Suzaku.
Who directed The Village?
The Village (1975) was directed by Yoji Yamada and stars Chieko Baisho, Akira Terao, Masami Shimojō.