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The Ballad of Narayama

楢山節考

19832h 10mDrama
directed by Shōhei Imamura

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

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7.5 / 10
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Synopsis

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.

Cast

Ken Ogata·Tatsuhei
Sumiko Sakamoto·Orin
Tonpei Hidari·Risuke
Aki Takejo·Tamayan
Shoichi Ozawa·Katsuzô
Fujio Tokita·Jinsaku
Sanshō Shinsui·Zeniya Tadayan
Seiji Kurasaki·Kesakichi
Junko Takada·Matsuyan
Mitsuko Baisho·Oei