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Pastoral: To Die in the Country (1974) · CriticCrunch

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Pastoral: To Die in the Country

Movie1974·101 min

Pastoral: To Die in the Country

Directed by Shūji Terayama

A fantasy drama film directed by Shūji Terayama.

◈ CrunchScore

Top 13%

of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement

★ TMDB Audience Rating

7.5/10

107 ratings

About Pastoral: To Die in the Country

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.

Pacing: Slow-burn (1 of 9)
Tone: Bittersweet (4 of 9)
Intensity: Moderate (4 of 9)
Complexity: Mind-bending (9 of 9)
Humor: Serious (1 of 9)
Scale: Personal (4 of 9)
Spirit: Haunting (3 of 9)
Texture: Contemplative, Unsettling
Story Tags: identity self discovery, grief and loss, fate destiny, mid century, showbiz media, japan, wilderness, small town, mentor student, outsider misfit, anti hero, dream surreal, nonlinear flashback, frame story

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Details

Director: Shūji Terayama
Language: Japanese

Cast

Kantarō Suga, Hiroyuki Takano, Chigusa Takayama

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How Pastoral: To Die in the Country Ranks

All movies

Top 13%

1970s movies

Top 17%

Fantasy movies

Top 20%

★1970s Fantasy movies

#3 of 20

Strongest in its niche — 1970s Fantasy movies #3 of 20.

the vibe

Pastoral: To Die in the Country Vibe

What it feels like

slow-burnbittersweetmoderatemind-bendingseriouspersonalhauntingcontemplative

unsettling

What it's about

dream surrealnonlinear flashbackframe storyidentity self discoverygrief & lossfate destinyoutsider misfitanti-heromentor studentshowbiz & mediajapanwildernesssmall townmid-century

pacing

slow-burn 1/9slow-burn 1/9

tone

bittersweet 4/9wistful 4/9

intensity

moderate 4/9moderate 4/9

complexity

mind-bending 9/9complex 9/9

humor

serious 1/9serious 1/9

scale

personal 4/9personal 4/9

spirit

haunting 3/9haunting 3/9

texture

contemplativequiet