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The Ballad of Narayama
The Ballad of Narayama

The Ballad of Narayama

1983 130 min ★ 7.5 Drama

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.

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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

Junko Takada

Junko Takada

Matsuyan

Mitsuko Baisho

Mitsuko Baisho

Oei

Details

Director

Shōhei Imamura

Screenplay

Shōhei Imamura

Tagline

"Only Time Could Change the Cruelty of Tradition… Only Their Love Could Survive It…"

Status

Released

Original Language

JA

Production

Toei Company

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