Ballad of Orin

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Movie: Ballad of Orin
Romaji: Hanare goze Orin
Japanese: はなれ瞽女おりん
Director: Masahiro Shinoda
Writer: Keiji Hasebe, Tsutomu Minakami (novel), Masahiro Shinoda
Producer: Seikichi Iizumi, Kiyoshi Iwashita
Cinematographer: Kazuo Miyagawa
Release Date: November 19, 1977
Runtime: 117 min.
Studio: Toho]
Distributor: Toho
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot

A blind balladeer longs for the companiship of a man denied her by law.

Cast

Shima Iwashita - Orin
Yoshio Harada - Big Man
Tomoko Naraoka - Teruyo
Taiji Tonoyama - Mountain Man
Toru Abe - Besho
Jun Hamamura - Saito
Mansaku Fuwa - Kosugi
Izumi Hara - Old woman
Tomoko Jinbo - Tsugiko
Yoshi Kato - Isuke
Kirin Kiki - Tama Ichise
Kaoru Kobayashi - Torazo
Shoichi Kuwayama - Manzaburo Imanishi
Toshiyuki Nishida - Suketaro
Hatsuo Yamatani - Yamashita
Rie Yokoyama - Kaneko

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Rainbird May 18 2014 4:06 pm My god Sherrie is right on, this is a must see! How Shima Iwashita does not know greater recognition in the USA only shows their ignorance. The scope and depth of her work rivals that of Faye Dunaway.

Sherrie Apr 07 2011 6:24 pm One of my favorite movies of all time. Shima Iwashita is a brilliant actress - the movie is a masterpiece in my opinion.

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