Lullaby of the Earth
1976 Japanese film
| Lullaby of the Earth | |
|---|---|
| Japanese name | |
| Kanji | 大地の子守歌 |
| Directed by | Yasuzo Masumura |
| Starring | Mieko Harada Meiko Kaji |
Production company | Kodosha/Kimura Pro[1] |
| Distributed by | Shochiku[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 111 minutes[1] |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Lullaby of the Earth (大地の子守歌, Daichi no Komoriuta) is a 1976 Japanese film directed by Yasuzo Masumura.[1]
Plot
[2] The story of an orphan girl, brought up in naive, rustic innocence by an elderly relative, who is suddenly exposed to the brutality, greed and deceptiveness of the outside world when her grandmother dies. Notwithstanding her healthy distrust of all strangers, which her upbringing instilled in her, it is not long before a cunning racketeer finds her weak point, that temptation which she cannot resist, that weakness, different as it may be, that each of us has, and brings her into his power. What follows is a depiction of her cruel descent into the depths of moral decay, as she becomes a collaborator in a system of exploitation, unbridled lust, vanity, and greed, in which she and other victims are always the losers.
Cast
- Mieko Harada as Rin
- Eiji Okada
- Meiko Kaji
- Kinuyo Tanaka
- Natsuko Kahara as Rin's grandmother
Awards and nominations
19th Blue Ribbon Awards[3]
- Won: Best Film
- Won: Best Newcomer - Mieko Harada
Reception
The Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa cited Lullaby of the Earth as one of his 100 favorite films.[4]
References
- ^ a b c d "大地の子守歌". Japanese Cinema Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 8 February 2013.
- ^ "大地の子守歌". Kinema Junpo. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ^ ブルーリボン賞ヒストリー (in Japanese). Cinema Hochi. Archived from the original on 7 February 2009. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
- ^ Thomas-Mason, Lee (12 January 2021). "From Stanley Kubrick to Martin Scorsese: Akira Kurosawa once named his top 100 favourite films of all time". Far Out Magazine. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
External links
- Lullaby of the Earth at IMDb
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Films directed by Yasuzō Masumura
- Kisses (1957)
- Giants and Toys (1958)
- A Woman's Testament (1960)
- Afraid to Die (1960)
- A False Student (1960)
- A Wife Confesses (1961)
- Black Test Car (1962)
- Manji (1964)
- The Hoodlum Soldier (1965)
- Red Angel (movie) (1966)
- Blind Beast (1969)
- Hanzo the Razor:The Snare (1973)
- Lullaby of the Earth (1976)
- The Love Suicides at Sonezaki (1978)
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