The Ballad of Narayama

7.5 1983 Shōhei Imamura 2h 10m
Drama
The Ballad of Narayama

In a small village in a valley everyone who reaches the age of 70 must leave the village and go to a certain mountain top to die. If anyone should refuse they would disgrace their family. Old Orin is 69. This winter it is her turn to go to the mountain. But first she must make sure that her eldest son Tatsuhei finds a wife.

Cast

Ken Ogata Ken Ogata Tatsuhei
Sumiko Sakamoto Orin
Tonpei Hidari Tonpei Hidari Risuke
Aki Takejo Aki Takejo Tamayan
Shoichi Ozawa Shoichi Ozawa Katsuzô
Fujio Tokita Fujio Tokita Jinsaku
Sanshō Shinsui Sanshō Shinsui Zeniya Tadayan
Seiji Kurasaki Seiji Kurasaki Kesakichi

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