Ballad of Orin (1977)
Original title: はなれ瞽女おりん
Ballad of Orin is a 1977 Japanese-language drama movie directed by Masahiro Shinoda, with a running time of 1h 58m. It stars Shima Iwashita, Yoshio Harada and Tomoko Naraoka.
A blind traveling musician is abused and oppressed wherever she goes, even as the modern world imposes change around her.
Where to watch Ballad of Orin
Stream: Criterion Channel
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
- Kaoru Kobayashi as Torazo
- Rie Yokoyama as Kaneko
- Hatsuo Yamaya as Yamashita
- Toshiyuki Nishida as Suketaro
- Masakazu Kuwayama as Manzaburo Imanishi
- Kirin Kiki as Tama Ichise