Japan Synopsis
田園に死す
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.
Other Titles From Art Theatre Guild
Fantasy + Drama in Japan
345 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Fantasy and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Pastoral: To Die in the Country itself).
The 1973–1975 Japan Window
Among 71 Japan films we catalog from this window, Pastoral: To Die in the Country places #5 — near the top of its class.
The 1970s Japan Landscape
1974 was the decade’s peak output year for Japan — 27 titles released, including Pastoral: To Die in the Country. Bars below show how the 1970s stacked up year by year (197 total).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 26 other Japan films in 1974.
The 434th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Audience Engagement
81 audience reviews — more than 73% of Japan films in our index.
Review volume (73th percentile) outruns trending popularity (43th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,076 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (77th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.7 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Fantasy productions specifically: #467 of 1,274 (top 37%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Art Theatre Guild, Jinriki Hikoki Sha |
| Runtime | 1h 41m |
| Release Date | December 28, 1974 |
| IMDb | tt0071406 |