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

Name: The Works and Days (of Tayoko Shiojiri in the Shiotani Basin)
Director: C.W. Winter, Anders Edström
Released: 2022
Duration: 481 min

Representation Score

8.1/10

Excellent

2022

Director

C.W. Winter, Anders Edström

Runtime

481 minutes

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Works and Days is a reflective look at agrarian life in Kyoto Prefecture. It avoids typical Hollywood formulas to focus on the interplay between human effort and nature. The film stands out in its critique of gender roles and economic systems. However, it does not explicitly address LGBTQ+ identities or neurodivergent experiences. Its homogeneous cast reflects its specific cultural context.

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Category Breakdown

Does The Works and Days (of Tayoko Shiojiri in the Shiotani Basin) have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The film focuses on the domestic and communal structures of a rural Japanese village. It does not specifically highlight LGBTQ+ identities or same-sex relationships.

How does The Works and Days (of Tayoko Shiojiri in the Shiotani Basin) portray gender?

Good

The narrative emphasizes the physical and mental resilience of female characters. Women are portrayed as the main drivers of survival through hard, essential labor.

How racially and ethnically diverse is The Works and Days (of Tayoko Shiojiri in the Shiotani Basin)?

Fair

The cast is culturally specific and uniform, reflecting the Shiotani Basin's context. It offers a localized, non-Western perspective rather than a globally diverse mix.

How does The Works and Days (of Tayoko Shiojiri in the Shiotani Basin) represent religion and culture?

Excellent

The film critiques capitalist structures and rural poverty through a naturalist lens. It observes life driven by economic pressures in a secular, rural setting.

Does The Works and Days (of Tayoko Shiojiri in the Shiotani Basin) include disability representation?

Fair

The film does not explicitly show diagnosed disabilities. However, it depicts the long-term physical strain and toll of manual labor.

Present on Screen

Highlights the strength and resilience of female characters
Provides a critical view of capitalist structures and rural poverty
Presents a localized perspective rooted in the Shiotani Basin

Limited or Absent

Could include more representation of LGBTQ+ identities
Should consider featuring neurodivergent characters
Maintains a homogeneous cast without diverse representation

Official Synopsis

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.

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