The Ballad of Narayama

“With my mother on my back, now is the time to say goodbye to this world.”

Released: 1958

PLOT

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.

IMDB RATING

7.5

DIRECTOR

Keisuke Kinoshita

WRITER

- Keisuke Kinoshita

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🕓Running time: 1h 38m

💰Budget: $0

🎫Revenue: $0

Actors

Kinuyo Tanaka

Kinuyo TanakaOrin

Teiji Takahashi

Teiji TakahashiTatsuhei

Yūko Mochizuki

Yūko MochizukiTamayan

Seiji Miyaguchi

Seiji MiyaguchiMatayan

Yūnosuke Itō

Yūnosuke ItōMatayan's son

Ken Mitsuda

Ken MitsudaTeruyan

Danko Ichikawa

Danko IchikawaKesakichi

Keiko Ogasawara

Keiko OgasawaraMatsu-yan

Eijirō Tōno

Eijirō TōnoMessenger

Kō Nishimura

Kō NishimuraOne of the villagers who Teaches Narayama's Manners (uncredited)

Katsuyuki Hattori

Katsuyuki HattoriTatsuhei's son (uncredited)

Tokuji Kobayashi

Tokuji KobayashiOne of the villagers who teaches Narayama's manners (uncredited)

Masao Oda

Masao OdaOne of the villagers who teaches Narayama's manners (uncredited)

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