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 | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Shūji Terayama |
| Produced by | Eiko Kujo Kinshirô Kuzui Shūji Terayama |
| Written by | Shūji Terayama |
| Starring | Kantaro Suga |
| Cinematography | Tatsuo Suzuki |
| Edited by | Sachiko Yamaji |
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Running time | 115 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Cast
- Kantaro Suga - Me
- Hiroyuki Takano - Me, as a boy
- Yoshio Harada - Arashi
- Izumi Hara - Phantom of old woman
- Masumi Harukawa
- Isao Kimura - Film Critic
- Kan Mikami
- Keiko Niitaka
- Yoko Ran
- J.A. Seazer - Tengu Kurama
- Kaoru Yachigusa
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
- 田園に死すとは (in Japanese). kotobank. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- "Festival de Cannes: Pastoral: To Die in the Country". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 27 April 2009.
- 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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