Lullaby of the Earth

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| name = Lullaby of the Earth

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| native_name = {{Infobox Japanese| kanji = 大地の子守歌}}

| director = Yasuzo Masumura

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| starring = Mieko Harada
Meiko Kaji

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| studio = Kodosha/Kimura Pro

| distributor = Shochiku

| released = {{Film date|1976}}

| runtime = 111 minutes{{cite-jcdb-title|id=12590|title=大地の子守歌|accessdate=8 February 2013}}

| country = Japan

| language = Japanese

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{{Nihongo|Lullaby of the Earth|大地の子守歌|Daichi no Komoriuta}} is a 1976 Japanese film directed by Yasuzo Masumura.

Plot

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The story of an orphan girl, brought up in naive, rustic innocence by an elderly relative, who is suddenly exposed to the brutality, greed and deceptiveness of the outside world when her grandmother dies. Notwithstanding her healthy distrust of all strangers, which her upbringing instilled in her, it is not long before a cunning racketeer finds her weak point, that temptation which she cannot resist, that weakness, different as it may be, that each of us has, and brings her into his power. What follows is a depiction of her cruel descent into the depths of moral decay, as she becomes a collaborator in a system of exploitation, unbridled lust, vanity, and greed, in which she and other victims are always the losers.

Cast

Awards and nominations

19th Blue Ribbon Awards{{Cite web|url= http://cinemahochi.yomiuri.co.jp/b_award/1976/|script-title= ja:ブルーリボン賞ヒストリー|access-date= 2010-01-17|language= Japanese|publisher= Cinema Hochi|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090207075625/http://cinemahochi.yomiuri.co.jp/b_award/1976/|archive-date= 7 February 2009|url-status= dead}}

Won: Best Film
Won: Best Newcomer - Mieko Harada

Reception

The Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa cited Lullaby of the Earth as one of his 100 favorite films.{{cite web |last1=Thomas-Mason |first1=Lee |title=From Stanley Kubrick to Martin Scorsese: Akira Kurosawa once named his top 100 favourite films of all time |url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/akira-kurosawa-100-favourite-films-list/ |website=Far Out Magazine |date=12 January 2021 |access-date=23 January 2023}}

References

External links

{{IMDb title|0143203}}

Category:1976 films

Category:Films directed by Yasuzo Masumura

Category:1970s Japanese-language films

Category:1970s Japanese films