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Pastoral: To Die in the Country

Pastoral: To Die in the Country

19747.41h 41m

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.

Directed by Shūji Terayama
Written by Shūji Terayama
Produced by Shūji Terayama, Eiko Kujo, Yumi Govaasu
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Top Cast

Kantarō Suga

Kantarō Suga

Shuji

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Hiroyuki Takano

Young Shuji

Chigusa Takayama

Chigusa Takayama

Shuji's Mother

Kaoru Yachigusa

Kaoru Yachigusa

Married woman

Keiko Niitaka

Keiko Niitaka

Pregnant

Masumi Harukawa

Masumi Harukawa

Air woman

Izumi Hara

Izumi Hara

Phantom of old woman

Yoshio Harada

Yoshio Harada

Arashi

M

Masahiro Saito

Longsocks

J.A. Seazer

J.A. Seazer

Tengu Kurama

Themes & Keywords

surreal

About Pastoral: To Die in the Country

Pastoral: To Die in the Country is a fantasy, drama film released in 1974 exploring themes of surreal. Directed by Shūji Terayama, it stars Kantarō Suga, Hiroyuki Takano, Chigusa Takayama. 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.

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