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The Ballad of Narayama

1983 · 2h 10m · Drama

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

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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Cast

• Ken Ogata as Tatsuhei
• Sumiko Sakamoto as Orin
• Tonpei Hidari as Risuke
• Aki Takejo as Tamayan
• Shoichi Ozawa as Katsuzô
• Fujio Tokita as Jinsaku
• Sanshō Shinsui as Zeniya Tadayan
• Seiji Kurasaki as Kesakichi
• Junko Takada as Matsuyan
• Mitsuko Baisho as Oei
• Taiji Tonoyama as Teruyan
• Ben Hiura as Yakimatsu

Details

Director

Shōhei Imamura

Released

April 29, 1983

Runtime

2h 10m

Genres

Drama

Studio

Toei Company

Status

Released

TMDB score

7.5 / 10 from 212 votes