Farm Girls

1962 1h 41m JA

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

DramaComedy

Synopsis

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As Japan's economic growth policies intensify, small-scale farmers embark on a first-ever communal dairy farming initiative in their village. They are joined by Riki, a young man who thinks communal farming will give him some leisure time.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kei Yamamoto
Riki
Yoshiko Ieda
Setsuko
Yūnosuke Itō
Obata
Kō Nishimura
Gosaku
Ichirō Nakatani
Yūsuke Takita
Taiji Tonoyama
Kuranosuke
Yoshi Katō

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Satsuo Yamamoto
Writers: Yasutaro Yagi, Yasutaro Yagi
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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64 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Satsuo Yamamoto, shot by Kiyomi Kuroda. 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 Michio Mamiya. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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CAST

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Kei Yamamoto and Yoshiko Ieda and Yūnosuke Itō carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0055845 — 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

Satsuo Yamamoto directs. Kiyomi Kuroda behind the camera. Michio Mamiya scores. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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164 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Directed by Satsuo Yamamoto, shot by Kiyomi Kuroda. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Michio Mamiya. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Kei Yamamoto and Yoshiko Ieda and Yūnosuke Itō carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0055845 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.