Ballad of Orin (1977)
- Original title
- はなれ瞽女おりん
- Directed by
- Masahiro Shinoda
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 49m
- Rating
- 7.1 of 10 from 22 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A blind female minstrel travels through early 20th-century Japan, making her living by singing and playing music. The film follows her solitary journey and the hardships she faces.
melancholicslow-burnvisually lushmeditativepoignantatmosphericintimate
What happens
Ballad of Orin (Japanese: はなれ瞽女おりん, Hepburn: Hanare goze Orin) is a 1977 Japanese film directed by Masahiro Shinoda. Its alternate English-language titles are Banished Orin and Symphony in Gray. It details the life of a goze, a blind female minstrel (played by Shima Iwashita, the director's wife), in early 20th-century Japan. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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