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Ballad of Orin

Plot: A blind traveling musician is abused and oppressed wherever she goes, even as the modern world imposes change around her.
Release Date: Saturday, November 19 1977
47 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Shima IwashitaShima Iwashita. Shima Iwashita was 36 in Ballad of Orin as 'Orin'.
Birthday: Fri, Jan 03 1941
Portrait of Yoshio HaradaYoshio Harada. Yoshio Harada was 37 in Ballad of Orin as 'Heitaro'.
Birthday: Thu, Feb 29 1940 –
Died: Tue, Jul 19 2011
Portrait of Tomoko NaraokaTomoko Naraoka. Tomoko Naraoka was 47 in Ballad of Orin as 'Teruyo'.
Birthday: Sun, Dec 01 1929 –
Died: Thu, Mar 23 2023
Portrait of Taiji TonoyamaTaiji Tonoyama. Taiji Tonoyama was 62 in Ballad of Orin as 'Mountain Man'.
Birthday: Sun, Oct 17 1915 –
Died: Sun, Apr 30 1989
Portrait of Tōru AbeTōru Abe. Tōru Abe was 60 in Ballad of Orin as 'Besho'.
Birthday: Wed, Mar 28 1917 –
Died: Sun, Jul 18 1993
Portrait of Jun HamamuraJun Hamamura. Jun Hamamura was 71 in Ballad of Orin as 'Saito'.
Birthday: Wed, Feb 07 1906 –
Died: Wed, Jun 21 1995
Portrait of Kaoru KobayashiKaoru Kobayashi. Kaoru Kobayashi was 26 in Ballad of Orin as 'Torazo'.
Birthday: Tue, Sep 04 1951
Portrait of Rie YokoyamaRie Yokoyama. Rie Yokoyama was 29 in Ballad of Orin as 'Kaneko'.
Birthday: Fri, Apr 09 1948
Portrait of Hatsuo YamayaHatsuo Yamaya. Hatsuo Yamaya was 43 in Ballad of Orin as 'Yamashita'.
Birthday: Tue, Dec 19 1933 –
Died: Thu, Oct 31 2019
Portrait of Toshiyuki NishidaToshiyuki Nishida. Toshiyuki Nishida was 30 in Ballad of Orin as 'Suketaro'.
Birthday: Tue, Nov 04 1947 –
Died: Thu, Oct 17 2024
Portrait of Masakazu KuwayamaMasakazu Kuwayama. Masakazu Kuwayama was 55 in Ballad of Orin as 'Manzaburo Imanishi'.
Birthday: Wed, Aug 16 1922 –
Died: Sun, Sep 04 1983
Portrait of Kirin KikiKirin Kiki. Kirin Kiki was 34 in Ballad of Orin as 'Tama Ichise'.
Birthday: Fri, Jan 15 1943 –
Died: Sat, Sep 15 2018
Portrait of Yoshi KatōYoshi Katō. Yoshi Katō was 64 in Ballad of Orin as 'Isuke'.
Birthday: Sun, Jan 12 1913 –
Died: Tue, Mar 01 1988
Portrait of Izumi HaraIzumi Hara. Izumi Hara was 72 in Ballad of Orin as 'Old Woman'.
Birthday: Sat, Feb 11 1905 –
Died: Sun, May 21 1989
Portrait of Tomoko JinboTomoko Jinbo. Tomoko Jinbo was 32 in Ballad of Orin
Birthday: Sun, Feb 04 1945
Portrait of Mansaku FuwaMansaku Fuwa. Mansaku Fuwa was 31 in Ballad of Orin
Birthday: Mon, Jul 29 1946
Portrait of Saburo DateSaburo Date. Saburo Date was 53 in Ballad of Orin
Birthday: Thu, Mar 27 1924 –
Died: Thu, Sep 12 1991
Portrait of Teruo MatsuyamaTeruo Matsuyama. Teruo Matsuyama was 45 in Ballad of Orin
Birthday: Thu, Sep 08 1932
Portrait of Kotoe HatsuiKotoe Hatsui. Kotoe Hatsui was 48 in Ballad of Orin
Birthday: Tue, Jan 08 1929 –
Died: Fri, Sep 21 1990
Portrait of Sue MitobeSue Mitobe. Sue Mitobe was 53 in Ballad of Orin
Birthday: Mon, Mar 31 1924 –
Died: Thu, Apr 24 1986
Portrait of Fudeko TanakaFudeko Tanaka. Fudeko Tanaka was 64 in Ballad of Orin
Birthday: Sun, Mar 16 1913 –
Died: Mon, Feb 23 1981
Portrait of Nobuo TsukamotoNobuo Tsukamoto. Nobuo Tsukamoto was 44 in Ballad of Orin
Birthday: Sun, May 07 1933 –
Died: Tue, Oct 01 1996
Portrait of Kai AtoKai Ato. Kai Ato was 31 in Ballad of Orin
Birthday: Thu, Nov 14 1946 –
Died: Sun, Nov 15 2015
Portrait of Shigeru YazakiShigeru Yazaki. Shigeru Yazaki was 30 in Ballad of Orin
Birthday: Tue, Sep 02 1947
Portrait of Takako MinekawaTakako Minekawa. Takako Minekawa was >> in Ballad of Orin as 'Orin as child'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Crew

Portrait of Masahiro ShinodaMasahiro Shinoda. Masahiro Shinoda was 46 in Ballad of Orin as 'Director, Screenplay'
Birthday: Mon, Mar 09 1931 –
Died: Tue, Mar 25 2025
Portrait of Kazuo MiyagawaKazuo Miyagawa. Kazuo Miyagawa was 69 in Ballad of Orin as 'Director of Photography'
Birthday: Tue, Feb 25 1908 –
Died: Sat, Aug 07 1999
Portrait of Keiji HasebeKeiji Hasebe. Keiji Hasebe was 63 in Ballad of Orin as 'Screenplay'
Birthday: Thu, Oct 08 1914
Portrait of Kiyoshi NonomuraKiyoshi Nonomura. Kiyoshi Nonomura was 63 in Ballad of Orin as 'Producer'
Birthday: Wed, Sep 23 1914 –
Died: Wed, Jan 22 2003
Portrait of Sachiko YamajiSachiko Yamaji. Sachiko Yamaji was >> in Ballad of Orin as 'Editor'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Toru TakemitsuToru Takemitsu. Toru Takemitsu was 47 in Ballad of Orin as 'Original Music Composer'
Birthday: Wed, Oct 08 1930 –
Died: Tue, Feb 20 1996
Portrait of Tsutomu MizukamiTsutomu Mizukami. Tsutomu Mizukami was 58 in Ballad of Orin as 'Novel'
Birthday: Sat, Mar 08 1919 –
Died: Wed, Sep 08 2004
Portrait of Kiyoshi AwazuKiyoshi Awazu. Kiyoshi Awazu was 48 in Ballad of Orin as 'Art Direction'
Birthday: Tue, Feb 19 1929 –
Died: Tue, Apr 28 2009
Portrait of Hideo NishizakiHideo Nishizaki. Hideo Nishizaki was >> in Ballad of Orin as 'Sound'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday –
Died: Mon, Feb 21 2000