The Ballad of Narayama
“With my mother on my back, now is the time to say goodbye to this world.”
1958•1h 38m•7.6•Released
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.
Director
Keisuke Kinoshita
Writer
Keisuke Kinoshita
Languages
Japanese
Studio
Shochiku
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)
Masao Oda
One of the villagers who teaches Narayama's manners
Katsuyuki Hattori
Tatsuhei's son (uncredited)
Tokuji Kobayashi
One of the villagers who teaches Narayama's manners (uncredited)
Production
Company
Shochiku
Producer
Masaharu Kokaji
Producer
Ryuzo Otani
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