Synopsis
It is based on the story of The Ballad of Narayama updated to the present day, with the substitution of putting a parent into an old people's home for the abandonment of the original. The film won the Golden St. George and the FIPRESCI Prize at the 21st Moscow International Film Festival.
Ratings
| Source | Rating |
|---|---|
| IMDb | 6.7/10 |
| TMDB | 6.4/107 votes |
Key crew
- Kaneto ShindōDirector, Writer
- Hikaru HayashiOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Rentaro MikuniYasukichi
- Shinobu OtakeTokuko
- Naoko OhtaniYasukichi's lover
- Akira EmotoDoctor
- Yoshiko MiyazakiTomoko
- Choei Takahashi
- Akaji Maro
- Hideo KanzeDirector of a hospital
- Aya Mizuno
- Masaru Baba
- Yuriko Hirooka
- Hitoshi Kusanagi
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