Farewell to the Ark (1984)
Original title: さらば箱舟
Farewell to the Ark is a 1984 Japanese-language fantasy movie directed by Shūji Terayama, with a running time of 2h 7m. It stars Tsutomu Yamazaki, Mayumi Ogawa and Yoshio Harada.
A surreal, isolated village sees its inhabitants gradually leave behind their mutual traditions and superstitions as they leave for the city. Among them are two cousins who love each other and who get into a quarrel with other villagers.
Cast
- Tsutomu Yamazaki as Sutekichi Tokito
- Mayumi Ogawa as Sue Tokito
- Yoshio Harada as Daisaku Tokito
- Yoko Takahashi as Temari
- Renji Ishibashi as Yonetaro Tokito
- Hideyo Amamoto as Key maker
- Hōsei Komatsu
- Seiji Miyaguchi as Old man
- Keiko Niitaka as Tsubana
- Hitomi Takahashi as Chigusa
- Takeshi Wakamatsu as Dai
- Hyōe Enoki