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The Ballad of Narayama

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7.4/10 • 77

1958-06-011h 38m

Drama

In Kabuki style, the film tells the story of a remote mountain village where the scarcity of food leads to a voluntary but socially-enforced policy in which relatives carry 70-year-old family members up Narayama mountain to die. Granny Orin is approaching 70, content to embrace her fate. Her widowed son Tatsuhei cannot bear losing his mother, even as she arranges his marriage to a widow his age. Her grandson Kesa, who's girlfriend is pregnant, is selfishly happy to see Orin die. Around them, a family of thieves are dealt with severely, and an old man, past 70, whose son has cast him out, scrounges for food. Will Orin's loving and accepting spirit teach and ennoble her family?

Directors
Keisuke Kinoshita
Writters
Keisuke Kinoshita
Editors
Keisuke Kinoshita, Yoshi Sugihara

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  1. Kinuyo Tanaka

    Kinuyo Tanaka

    Orin

  2. Teiji Takahashi

    Teiji Takahashi

    Tatsuhei

  3. Yūko Mochizuki

    Yūko Mochizuki

    Tamayan

  4. Seiji Miyaguchi

    Seiji Miyaguchi

    Matayan

  5. Yūnosuke Itō

    Yūnosuke Itō

    Matayan's son

  6. Ken Mitsuda

    Ken Mitsuda

    Teruyan

  7. Danko Ichikawa

    Danko Ichikawa

    Kesakichi

  8. Keiko Ogasawara

    Keiko Ogasawara

    Matsu-yan

  9. Eijirō Tōno

    Eijirō Tōno

    Messenger

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Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
family relationshipsdying traditionssocial convention