Pastoral: To Die in the Country

1974 1h 41m JA

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7.5

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★7.5TMDB · 116

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Synopsis

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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.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kantarō Suga
Shuji
Hiroyuki Takano
Young Shuji
Chigusa Takayama
Shuji's Mother
Kaoru Yachigusa
Married woman
Keiko Niitaka
Pregnant
Masumi Harukawa
Air woman
Izumi Hara
Phantom of old woman
Yoshio Harada
Arashi

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Shūji Terayama
Writers: Shūji Terayama
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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52 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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ERA

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Directed by Shūji Terayama, shot by Tatsuo Suzuki. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by J.A. Seazer. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Sachiko Yamaji shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Kantarō Suga and Hiroyuki Takano and Chigusa Takayama carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0071406 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Shūji Terayama directs. Tatsuo Suzuki behind the camera. J.A. Seazer scores. Sachiko Yamaji cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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152 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Directed by Shūji Terayama, shot by Tatsuo Suzuki. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by J.A. Seazer. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Sachiko Yamaji shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Kantarō Suga and Hiroyuki Takano and Chigusa Takayama carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0071406 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.