Farewell to the Ark(Movie, 1984)

Name: Farewell to the Ark
Genre: Fantasy, Mystery, Romance / Love
Released: 1984
Duration: T02:7:00
Rating: 3.5

Original title: "さらば箱舟" (Japanese/JA)

2h 7min | Genres: Fantasy, Mystery, Romance / Love

Rating: 3.5/5 (with 8 votes)

Farewell to the Ark (Japanese: さらば箱舟, translit. Saraba hakobune) is a 1984 Japanese mystery film directed by Shūji Terayama, loosely based on the novel One Hundred Years of Solitude. It was entered into the 1985 Cannes Film Festival. ()

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Awards & Nominations for Farewell to the Ark

Sitges Film Festival Best Director Award Sitges Film Festival Best Cinematography Japan Academy Film Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role Blue Ribbon Award for Best Actor Mainichi Film Award for Best Actor

About Farewell to the Ark

A surreal, isolated village sees its inhabitants gradually leave behind their mutual traditions and superstitions as they leave for the city. Among them are two cousins who love each other and who get into a quarrel with other villagers.

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Trailer for Farewell to the Ark + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

Farewell to the Ark Trailer(Trailer, 4:32)

Farewell to the Ark Trailer (Trailer) | Farewell to the Ark 1984 music by J. A. Seazer (Clip)

Additional Information

Production country: Japan

Made by: Art Theatre Guild

Original language: Japanese (JA)

Spoken languages: Japanese (JA)

Translated into 7 languages: English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Russian (RU), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date DE: 09/08/1984

Cast: Tsutomu Yamazaki, Mayumi Ogawa, Yoshio Harada, Hideyo Amamoto, Renji Ishibashi, Seiji Miyaguchi, Hitomi Takahashi

Director: Shūji Terayama

Producer: Kyōko Kujō

Screenwriter: Gabriel García Márquez

Film Editor: Sachiko Yamaji

Director of Photography: Tatsuo Suzuki

Composer: J. A. Seazer

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Saraba hakobune"

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