The Village

A coming-of-age drama without escape routes. A teenager plots to leave his isolated village, built around a mountainous landfill where generations have worked and disappeared. The weight of dust and duty tells the story, carried by a quiet performance that mirrors the suffocating stillness of 1990s rural Japan.

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Michihito Fujii directed The Village in 2023. See Michihito Fujii's full filmography, where to start with Michihito Fujii, or where to go after you've seen everything by Michihito Fujii.

The Village was released in 2023 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 120 minutes.