The Ballad of Narayama
The Ballad of Narayama

Storyline

In a remote village where food is scarce, elders who reach the age of 70 are carried by their children to the top of a nearby mountain to die in solitude. Orin, a vibrant 69-year-old grandmother, has accepted her fate — but struggles to prepare the rest of her family for the ritual.
    Released
    6/1/1958
    Runtime
    1h 38min
    Director
    Keisuke Kinoshita
    Genre
    Drama
    Status
    Released
    Language
    Japanese
    Production
    Shochiku
Cast
Kinuyo Tanaka
Kinuyo Tanaka
Orin
Teiji Takahashi
Teiji Takahashi
Tatsuhei
Yūko Mochizuki
Yūko Mochizuki
Tamayan
Seiji Miyaguchi
Seiji Miyaguchi
Matayan
Yūnosuke Itō
Yūnosuke Itō
Matayan's son
Ken Mitsuda
Teruyan
Danko Ichikawa
Danko Ichikawa
Kesakichi
Keiko Ogasawara
Matsu-yan
Eijirō Tōno
Eijirō Tōno
Messenger
Kō Nishimura
Kō Nishimura
One of the villagers who Teaches Narayama's Manners (uncredited)
Masao Oda
Masao Oda
One of the villagers who teaches Narayama's manners
Katsuyuki Hattori
Tatsuhei's son (uncredited)
Tokuji Kobayashi
Tokuji Kobayashi
One of the villagers who teaches Narayama's manners (uncredited)
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