Pastoral: To Die in the Country

Pastoral: To Die in the Country (田園に死す, Den-en ni shisu), also known as Pastoral Hide and Seek, is a 1974 Japanese drama film directed by Shūji Terayama.[1] It was entered into the 1975 Cannes Film Festival.[2]

Pastoral: To Die in the Country
Film poster
Directed byShūji Terayama
Produced byEiko Kujo
Kinshirô Kuzui
Shūji Terayama
Written byShūji Terayama
StarringKantaro Suga
CinematographyTatsuo Suzuki
Edited bySachiko Yamaji
Release date
  • 28 December 1974 (1974-12-28)
Running time
115 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Cast

Reception

In a 2011 case for the film's release into The Criterion Collection, Robert Nishimura lauded Pastoral: To Die in the Country as "an important film by an important filmmaker". He cited its "effortless phantasmagorical freedom" and referred to the work as "so unique and spellbinding that it transcends all classification."[3]

References

  1. 田園に死すとは (in Japanese). kotobank. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  2. "Festival de Cannes: Pastoral: To Die in the Country". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 27 April 2009.
  3. Nishimura, Robert (6 December 2011). "THREE REASONS FOR CRITERION CONSIDERATION: Shuji Terayama's PASTORAL, TO DIE FOR THE COUNTRY (1974)". IndieWire. Retrieved 22 March 2017.


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