

The Ballad of Narayama
1983 · Movie · 2h 10m
Drama
"Only Time Could Change the Cruelty of Tradition… Only Their Love Could Survive It…"
Overview
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.
Ratings
IMDb
7.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes
93%
Key crew
- Shōhei ImamuraDirector
- Shōhei ImamuraScreenplay
- Shinichiro IkebeOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Ken OgataTatsuhei
- Sumiko SakamotoOrin
- Tonpei HidariRisuke
- Aki TakejoTamayan
- Shoichi OzawaKatsuzô
- Fujio TokitaJinsaku
- Sanshō ShinsuiZeniya Tadayan
- Seiji KurasakiKesakichi
- Junko TakadaMatsuyan
- Mitsuko BaishoOei
- Taiji TonoyamaTeruyan
- Ben HiuraYakimatsu
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