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The Works and Days (of Tayoko Shiojiri in the Shiotani Basin)

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2022 | 481 min | Drama

Saturday Specialearly rating

Why it’s a Saturday Special

It was critically acclaimed, despite almost no lasting buzz. A strong pick for the weekend.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for anyone who loves a strong drama.
The mood
Thoughtful and character-driven.
The pace
Unhurried and epic, at 8 hr 1 min.
What might put you off
  • It's long: 8 hr 1 min.
  • It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).

An eight-hour fiction shot for a total of twenty-seven weeks, over a period of fourteen months, in a village population forty-seven in the mountains of Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It is a geographic description of the work and non-work of a farmer. A portrait, over five seasons, of a family, of a terrain, of a soundscape, and of duration itself. A film-as-adaptive-landscape. A georgic in five books.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsStrong

    Critically acclaimed

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsSolid

    Won 1 Berlin award: Golden Bear.

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 6K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by C.W. Winter, Anders Edström

  • Tayoko ShiojiriTayoko
  • Hiroharu ShikataHiroharu
  • Ryo KaseRyo Sasaki
  • Mai EdströmMai
  • Kaoru IwahanaJunji
  • Jun TsunodaKagawa
  • Masahiro MotokiNeighbour