Pastoral: To Die in the Country
1974 1h 41m movie Film Japan

Pastoral: To Die in the Country

田園に死す

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.

The 1973–1975 Japan Window

71 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Pastoral: To Die in the Country sits at position #5.

  1. Great Mazinger
    #1

    Great Mazinger

    ★ 8.1 · 1974

  2. Dersu Uzala
    #2

    Dersu Uzala

    ★ 8.0 · 1975

  3. The Last Samurai
    #3

    The Last Samurai

    ★ 7.8 · 1974

  4. Lady Snowblood
    #4

    Lady Snowblood

    ★ 7.6 · 1973

  5. Pastoral: To Die in the Country

    #5

    Pastoral: To Die in the Country

    ★ 7.6 · 1974

  6. Ikkyū-san
    #6

    Ikkyū-san

    ★ 7.5 · 1975

  7. Belladonna of Sadness
    #7

    Belladonna of Sadness

    ★ 7.4 · 1973

  8. Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima
    #8

    Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima

    ★ 7.4 · 1973

Other Titles From Art Theatre Guild

The 1970s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 1970s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Pastoral: To Die in the Country premiered. 197 total titles in this decade from Japan.

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Reception Benchmarks

7.6
TMDB Rating
81
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

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

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