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The Ballad of Narayama

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

Film19832h 10mReleased

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Details

Director
Shōhei Imamura
Language
Japanese
Released
1983-04-29
Runtime
2h 10m

Community score

7.5208 votes on TMDB

Confidence

Rating weighted by how many people voted

6.9

The story

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 OgataTatsuhei
  • Sumiko Sakamoto
    Sumiko SakamotoOrin
  • Tonpei Hidari
    Tonpei HidariRisuke
  • Aki Takejo
    Aki TakejoTamayan
  • Shoichi Ozawa
    Shoichi OzawaKatsuzô
  • Fujio Tokita
    Fujio TokitaJinsaku
  • Sanshō Shinsui
    Sanshō ShinsuiZeniya Tadayan
  • Seiji Kurasaki
    Seiji KurasakiKesakichi
  • Junko Takada
    Junko TakadaMatsuyan
  • Mitsuko Baisho
    Mitsuko BaishoOei