Ballad of Orin
1977•1h 58m•7.2•Released
Drama
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.
Director
Masahiro Shinoda
Writer
Keiji Hasebe, Masahiro Shinoda
Languages
Japanese
Studio
TOHO
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
Masakazu Kuwayama
Manzaburo Imanishi
Kirin Kiki
Tama Ichise
Yoshi Katō
Isuke
Izumi Hara
Old Woman
Tomoko Jinbo
Production
Company
TOHO
Company
hyogensha
Producer
Kiyoshi Nonomura
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