Yamada Village Waltz

1988 1h 34m JA

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10.0

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★10.0TMDB · 1

Synopsis

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In Yamada Village, which is suffering from a serious shortage of wives due to the wave of depopulation, four young men from the village decide to go on an arranged marriage. However, they are rejected by the other women because of Yamada Village's too rural character. Then, a beautiful young writer, Ayakoji Reika, who has fallen into a slump, comes to Yamada Village in search of the countryside...

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Ryo Amamiya
Zenkichi Yoneyama
Ginji Gaō
Shozo Uesugi
Hajime Hana
Hiroshi Nishikawa
Natsuki Ozawa
村上里佳子

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Shusuke Kaneko
Writers: Nobuyuki Isshiki
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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38 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Ryo Amamiya and Zenkichi Yoneyama and Ginji Gaō carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0144022 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Shusuke Kaneko directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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138 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Ryo Amamiya and Zenkichi Yoneyama and Ginji Gaō carry the top of the cast.
4IMDB entry: tt0144022 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
5Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.