The read
A Balasaur Score of 73 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.4/10.
Synopsis
Expelled from her group for losing her virginity, blind travelling musician Orin endures a life of hardship, abuse, and poverty while wandering the countryside, finding brief companionship with an army deserter, and struggling against a society that marginalises her.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
24 audience votes
Key crew
- Masahiro ShinodaDirector
- Tōru TakemitsuOriginal Music Composer
- Keiji HasebeScreenplay
- Masahiro ShinodaScreenplay
Cast
- Shima IwashitaOrin
- Yoshio HaradaHeitaro
- Tomoko NaraokaTeruyo
- Taiji TonoyamaMountain Man
- Tōru AbeBesho
- Jun HamamuraSaito
- Kaoru KobayashiTorazo
- Rie YokoyamaKaneko
- Hatsuo YamayaYamashita
- Toshiyuki NishidaSuketaro
- Masakazu KuwayamaManzaburo Imanishi
- Kirin KikiTama Ichise
Movies like Ballad of Orin
Themes
japanjidaigekijourneyblind womantaisho period