The Ballad of Narayama (1983)
Synopsis
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.
Release Date: 1983-04-29
Runtime: 130 minutes
Director: Shōhei Imamura
Top Cast
- Ken Ogata as Tatsuhei
- Sumiko Sakamoto as Orin
- Tonpei Hidari as Risuke
- Aki Takejo as Tamayan
- Shoichi Ozawa as Katsuzô
- Fujio Tokita as Jinsaku
- Sanshō Shinsui as Zeniya Tadayan
- Seiji Kurasaki as Kesakichi
- Junko Takada as Matsuyan
- Mitsuko Baisho as Oei
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