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The Ballad of Narayama (1983)

JapaneseFilm1983130 minDrama★ 7.5/10

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

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.

Directed by
Shōhei Imamura
Starring
Ken Ogata, Sumiko Sakamoto, Tonpei Hidari
Music
Shinichiro Ikebe
Released
1983-04-29
Original title
楢山節考

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Cast

Ken OgataKen OgataTatsuhei
Sumiko SakamotoSumiko SakamotoOrin
Tonpei HidariTonpei HidariRisuke
Aki TakejoAki TakejoTamayan
Shoichi OzawaShoichi OzawaKatsuzô
Fujio TokitaFujio TokitaJinsaku
Sanshō ShinsuiSanshō ShinsuiZeniya Tadayan
Seiji KurasakiSeiji KurasakiKesakichi
Junko TakadaJunko TakadaMatsuyan
Mitsuko BaishoMitsuko BaishoOei
Taiji TonoyamaTaiji TonoyamaTeruyan
Ben HiuraBen HiuraYakimatsu

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