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All cast & crew

Main roles

Hiroyuki Takano Young Shuji

Chigusa Takayama Shuji's Mother

Kaoru Yachigusa Married woman

Keiko Niitaka Pregnant

Masumi Harukawa Air woman

Izumi Hara Phantom of old woman

Yoshio Harada Arashi

Cinematography

Tatsuo Suzuki

Editor

Sachiko Yamaji

Producers

Shūji Terayama, Eiko Kujo, Yumi Govaasu

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Our review

A director faces creative block while working on his latest film – a reimagination of his adolescence growing up in a mountain village in rural Japan.

Frequently asked questions

What is the IMDb rating?

Pastoral: To Die in the Country has an IMDb rating of 7.7/10 from 2,514 votes.

How long is Pastoral: To Die in the Country?

Pastoral: To Die in the Country has a runtime of 1h 41min (101 minutes).