Ballad of Orin

Ballad of Orin (はなれ瞽女おりん) is a 1977 Japanese film directed by Masahiro Shinoda. Its alternate English-language titles are Banished Orin and Symphony in Gray.

It details the life of a goze, a blind female minstrel (played by Shima Iwashita, the director's wife), in early 20th-century Japan.

Cast

 * Shima Iwashita as Orin
 * Yoshio Harada as Heitarō - Big Man
 * Tomoko Naraoka as Teruyo
 * Taiji Tonoyama as Charcoal Man
 * Tōru Abe as Bessho
 * Jun Hamamura as Saito

Awards and nominations
2nd Hochi Film Award
 * Won: Best Actress - Shima Iwashita