Drama · Japan · 1977 · 1h 58m

Ballad of Orin

はなれ瞽女おりん

Ballad of Orin poster
Director
Masahiro Shinoda
Cast
Shima Iwashita as Orin Yoshio Harada as Heitaro Tomoko Naraoka as Teruyo Taiji Tonoyama as Mountain Man Tōru Abe as Besho Jun Hamamura as Saito
Crew
Kazuo Miyagawa — Director of Photography Sachiko Yamaji — Editor Toru Takemitsu — Original Music Composer Masahiro Shinoda — Screenplay Keiji Hasebe — Screenplay Tsutomu Mizukami — Novel
Synopsis

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

Trailer Ballad of Orin — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
japanjidaigekijourneyblind womantaisho period
Key Collaborators
Masahiro Shinoda Director Kazuo Miyagawa Director of Photography Sachiko Yamaji Editor Toru Takemitsu Original Music Composer Masahiro Shinoda Screenplay Keiji Hasebe Screenplay Tsutomu Mizukami Novel Kiyoshi Nonomura Producer
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