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A blind traveling musician is abused and oppressed wherever she goes, even as the modern world imposes change around her.
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Status: Released
Released Date: 1977-11-19
Runtime: 118 mins
Director: Masahiro Shinoda
Spoken language: 日本語
Genres: Drama
Original title: Ballad of Orin
Production Companies: TOHO, hyogensha
Production Countries: Japan
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