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The Ballad of Narayama
“With my mother on my back, now is the time to say goodbye to this world.”
1958 · 1h 38m · Drama
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.
Cast
Kinuyo Tanaka Orin
Teiji Takahashi Tatsuhei
Yūko Mochizuki Tamayan
Seiji Miyaguchi Matayan
Yūnosuke Itō Matayan's son Ken Mitsuda Teruyan
Danko Ichikawa Kesakichi Keiko Ogasawara Matsu-yan
Eijirō Tōno Messenger
Kō Nishimura One of the villagers who Teaches Narayama's Manners (uncredited) Katsuyuki Hattori Tatsuhei's son (uncredited)
Tokuji Kobayashi One of the villagers who teaches Narayama's manners (uncredited)Reviews 0
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