
This appears to be a labor of love. Its about a village which is given the opportunity to put on a musical. They would have to pay the overhead and, being that they are farmers and always busy and not rich, question the wisdom and feasibility of such an idea. A spokesperson for the acting troupe Ms. Kono lays out the whole thing and they must decide. You get little slices of rural life in Japan far, at least in sentiment, from Tokyo. The best thing about this film is that it has heart. The acting is good, but it is really about the simple storyline of outing on a show. Films rarely get made with such simplistic plots these days. Enjoy this little slice of what city people call “the simple life”.
Cast

Chieko Baisho
Hideko Kono

Akira Terao
Takashi Saito

Masami Shimojō
Unknown

Hideji Ōtaki
Unknown

Hisashi Igawa
Unknown

Chieko Misaki
Unknown

Atom Shimojo
Unknown

Tokuko Sugiyama
Unknown

Masao Imafuku
Unknown

Makoto Akatsuka
Unknown

Yoshie Ichige
Unknown

Mari Okamoto
Unknown

Kazuhiko Kasai
Unknown
Kenji Kimura
Unknown
Akihiko Hanyû
Unknown
Yoshiko Togawa
Unknown
Katsuhiko Tamura
Unknown

Kiyoshi Atsumi
Unknown
Crew

Yoji Yamada
Director, Writer
Yoshitaka Asama
Writer
Iwao Ishii
Editor
Tetsuo Takaha
Director of Photography
Toru Najima
Executive Producer
Kiyoshi Shimazu
Executive Producer
Ryuji Matsumoto
Sound Mixer
Katsuyuki Itô
Sound Effects
Hiroshi Nakamura
Sound Recordist
Yoshifumi Aoki
Lighting Technician

Kyōko Okada
Original Music Composer
Sôhei Hasegawa
Still Photographer
Kiminobu Satō
Art Direction
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