Ballad of Orin

Ballad of Orin 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, 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