The Ballad of Narayama
Drama
★ 7.5/1019832h 10m
Director: Shōhei Imamura
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.
Runtime
2h 10m
Language
Japanese
Released
Apr 29, 1983
Runtime
2h 10m
Language
Japanese
Released
Apr 29, 1983
Cast
Ken Ogata
Tatsuhei
Sumiko Sakamoto
Orin
Tonpei Hidari
Risuke
Aki Takejo
Tamayan
Shoichi Ozawa
Katsuzô
Fujio Tokita
Jinsaku
Sanshō Shinsui
Zeniya Tadayan
Seiji Kurasaki
Kesakichi
Junko Takada
Matsuyan
Mitsuko Baisho
Oei
Taiji Tonoyama
Teruyan
Ben Hiura
Yakimatsu
Casey Takamine
Arayashiki
Nenji Kobayashi
Tsune
Nijiko Kiyokawa
Okane
Akio Yokoyama
Amaya
Kaoru Shimamori
Kaoru Shimamori
Tomekichi
Yukie Shimura
Yukie Shimura
Amaya's Wife
Masami Okamoto
Masami Okamoto
Amaya's Son
Kansai Eto
Kinyan
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