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The Ballad of Narayama
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The Ballad of Narayama

“Only Time Could Change the Cruelty of Tradition… Only Their Love Could Survive It…”

1983 · 2h 10m   ·  Drama

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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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Ken Ogata Ken Ogata TatsuheiSumiko Sakamoto Sumiko Sakamoto OrinTonpei Hidari Tonpei Hidari RisukeAki Takejo Aki Takejo TamayanShoichi Ozawa Shoichi Ozawa KatsuzôFujio Tokita Fujio Tokita JinsakuSanshō Shinsui Sanshō Shinsui Zeniya TadayanSeiji Kurasaki Seiji Kurasaki KesakichiJunko Takada Junko Takada MatsuyanMitsuko Baisho Mitsuko Baisho OeiTaiji Tonoyama Taiji Tonoyama TeruyanBen Hiura Ben Hiura Yakimatsu

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