Pastoral: To Die in the Country (田園に死す, Den-en ni shisu), also known as Pastoral Hide and Seek, is a 1974 Japanese drama film directed by Shūji Terayama.[1] It was entered into the 1975 Cannes Film Festival.[2]
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Directed by | Shūji Terayama |
Written by | Shūji Terayama |
Produced by | Eiko Kujo Kinshirô Kuzui Shūji Terayama |
Starring | Kantaro Suga |
Cinematography | Tatsuo Suzuki |
Edited by | Sachiko Yamaji |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
In a 2011 case for the film's release into The Criterion Collection, Robert Nishimura lauded Pastoral: To Die in the Country as "an important film by an important filmmaker". He cited its "effortless phantasmagorical freedom" and referred to the work as "so unique and spellbinding that it transcends all classification."[3]
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