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Ballad of Orin

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A blind traveling musician is abused and oppressed wherever she goes, even as the modern world imposes change around her.

movie

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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