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The Ballad of Narayama (1983)

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.
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Shōhei Imamura profile
Shōhei Imamura

Director

Shōhei Imamura profile
Shōhei Imamura

Screenplay

Cast

Ken Ogata profile
Ken Ogata

Tatsuhei

Sumiko Sakamoto profile
Sumiko Sakamoto

Orin

Tonpei Hidari profile
Tonpei Hidari

Risuke

Aki Takejo profile
Aki Takejo

Tamayan

Shoichi Ozawa profile
Shoichi Ozawa

Katsuzô

Fujio Tokita profile
Fujio Tokita

Jinsaku

Sanshō Shinsui profile
Sanshō Shinsui

Zeniya Tadayan

Seiji Kurasaki profile
Seiji Kurasaki

Kesakichi

Junko Takada profile
Junko Takada

Matsuyan

Taiji Tonoyama profile
Taiji Tonoyama

Teruyan

Casey Takamine profile
Casey Takamine

Arayashiki

Nenji Kobayashi profile
Nenji Kobayashi

Tsune

Ken Ogata profile
Ken Ogata

Tatsuhei

Sumiko Sakamoto profile
Sumiko Sakamoto

Orin

Tonpei Hidari profile
Tonpei Hidari

Risuke

Aki Takejo profile
Aki Takejo

Tamayan

Shoichi Ozawa profile
Shoichi Ozawa

Katsuzô

Fujio Tokita profile
Fujio Tokita

Jinsaku

Sanshō Shinsui profile
Sanshō Shinsui

Zeniya Tadayan

Seiji Kurasaki profile
Seiji Kurasaki

Kesakichi

Junko Takada profile
Junko Takada

Matsuyan

Taiji Tonoyama profile
Taiji Tonoyama

Teruyan

Casey Takamine profile
Casey Takamine

Arayashiki

Nenji Kobayashi profile
Nenji Kobayashi

Tsune

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Release Date

April 29, 1983

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

$0.00

Production Company

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