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Ballad of Orin

1977· 1h 58m

Drama

Directed by Masahiro Shinoda

7.1/ 10

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Where to watch

Criterion Channel

Criterion Channel

Overview

A blind traveling musician is abused and oppressed wherever she goes, even as the modern world imposes change around her.

Cast

Shima Iwashita

Shima Iwashita

Orin

Yoshio Harada

Yoshio Harada

Heitaro

Tomoko Naraoka

Tomoko Naraoka

Teruyo

Taiji Tonoyama

Taiji Tonoyama

Mountain Man

Tōru Abe

Tōru Abe

Besho

Jun Hamamura

Jun Hamamura

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