The Ballad of Narayama

1983Rated7.52h 10mDrama

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.

Starring: Ken Ogata, Sumiko Sakamoto, Tonpei Hidari

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Cast

  • Ken OgataTatsuhei
  • Sumiko SakamotoOrin
  • Tonpei HidariRisuke
  • Aki TakejoTamayan
  • Shoichi OzawaKatsuzô
  • Fujio TokitaJinsaku
  • Sanshō ShinsuiZeniya Tadayan
  • Seiji KurasakiKesakichi
  • Junko TakadaMatsuyan
  • Mitsuko BaishoOei

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