Pastoral: To Die in the Country

Pastoral: To Die in the Country

Pastoral: To Die in the Country

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Pastoral: To Die in the Country

1974

1h 41m

7.5(105 votes)

Fantasy

Drama

Overview

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.

Links & Resources

Social & External

Production Companies

Art Theatre Guild

Videos & Trailers

2 videos

Cast & Crew

17 members

Acting

菅貫太郎

Shuji

菅貫太郎

Acting

高野浩幸

Young Shuji

No Image

Acting

高山千草

Shuji's Mother

高山千草

Acting

八千草薫

Married woman

八千草薫

Acting

新高恵子

Pregnant

新高恵子

Acting

春川ますみ

Air woman

春川ますみ

Acting

原泉

Phantom of old woman

Acting

原田芳雄

Arashi

原田芳雄

Acting

齋藤雅弘

Longsocks

No Image

Sound

J・A・シーザー

Tengu Kurama

J・A・シーザー

Acting

木村功

Film Critic

木村功

Art

粟津潔

Poet

粟津潔

Acting

三上寛

Ushi

三上寛

Acting

Yoko Ran

The Hunchbacked Girl

Yoko Ran

Acting

Salvador Tari

Unknown Role

No Image

Acting

大前均

Unknown Role

No Image

Acting

Eimei Sasaki

Unknown Role

No Image

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