Ballad of Orin
| Ballad of Orin | |
|---|---|
| Hanare Goze Orin (はなれ瞽女おりん) | |
| Directed by | Masahiro Shinoda |
| Screenplay by | Keiji Hasebe Masahiro Shinoda |
| Starring | Shima Iwashita |
| Cinematography | Kazuo Miyagawa |
| Music by | Tōru Takemitsu |
Release date | November 19, 1977 |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Ballad of Orin (はなれ瞽女おりん, Hanare goze Orin) is a 1977 Japanese film directed by Masahiro Shinoda. Its alternate English-language titles are Banished Orin and Symphony in Gray.
It details the life of a goze, a blind female minstrel (played by Shima Iwashita, the director's wife), in early 20th-century Japan.
Cast
- Shima Iwashita as Orin
- Yoshio Harada as Heitarō - Big Man
- Tomoko Naraoka as Teruyo
- Taiji Tonoyama as Charcoal Man
- Tōru Abe as Bessho
- Jun Hamamura as Saito
Awards and nominations
- Won: Best Actress - Shima Iwashita
References
- ^ 報知映画賞ヒストリー (in Japanese). Cinema Hochi. Archived from the original on 2012-03-06. Retrieved 2010-01-26.
External links
- Ballad of Orin at IMDb
- はなれ瞽女おりん at the Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese)
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