Drama
Ballad of Orin
Expelled from her group for losing her virginity, blind travelling musician Orin endures a life of hardship, abuse, and poverty while wandering the countryside, finding brief companionship with an army deserter, and struggling against a society that marginalises her.
Directed by Masahiro Shinoda
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User score
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Status
Released
Released
November 19, 1977
Runtime
1h 58m
Language
Japanese
Top cast
Shima Iwashita
Orin
Yoshio Harada
Heitaro
Tomoko Naraoka
Teruyo
Taiji Tonoyama
Mountain Man
Tōru Abe
Besho
Jun Hamamura
Saito
Kaoru Kobayashi
Torazo
Rie Yokoyama
Kaneko
Hatsuo Yamaya
Yamashita
Toshiyuki Nishida
Suketaro
Masakazu Kuwayama
Manzaburo Imanishi
Kirin Kiki
Tama Ichise
Yoshi Katō
Isuke
Izumi Hara
Old Woman
Tomoko Jinbo
Mansaku Fuwa
Saburo Date
Teruo Matsuyama
Kotoe Hatsui
Sue Mitobe
