The Ballad of Narayama
1958 · 98 min
Drama
★ 7.5Trailer
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.
Crew
- Director Keisuke Kinoshita
- Screenplay Keisuke Kinoshita
- Director of Photography Hiroshi Kusuda
Cast
Kinuyo Tanaka
Orin
Teiji Takahashi
Tatsuhei
Yūko Mochizuki
Tamayan
Seiji Miyaguchi
Matayan
Yūnosuke Itō
Matayan's son
- K
Ken Mitsuda
Teruyan
Danko Ichikawa
Kesakichi
- K
Keiko Ogasawara
Matsu-yan
Eijirō Tōno
Messenger
Kō Nishimura
One of the villagers who Teaches Narayama's Manners (uncredited)
- K
Katsuyuki Hattori
Tatsuhei's son (uncredited)
Tokuji Kobayashi
One of the villagers who teaches Narayama's manners (uncredited)
Crew
- Director — Keisuke Kinoshita
- Screenplay — Keisuke Kinoshita
- Director of Photography — Hiroshi Kusuda
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warming up the wall…
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