The Ballad of Narayama

The Ballad of Narayama

Movie 1983-04-29 2h 10m Drama Cannes Film Festival 1
★ 7.5 / 10 · 209 votes

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.

Status
Released
Studio
Toei Company
Country
Japan
Language
Japanese
Director
Shōhei Imamura
Cast
Ken Ogata Ken Ogata Tatsuhei Sumiko Sakamoto Sumiko Sakamoto Orin Tonpei Hidari Tonpei Hidari Risuke Aki Takejo Aki Takejo Tamayan Shoichi Ozawa Shoichi Ozawa Katsuzô Fujio Tokita Fujio Tokita Jinsaku Sanshō Shinsui Sanshō Shinsui Zeniya Tadayan Seiji Kurasaki Seiji Kurasaki Kesakichi
Junko Takada Junko Takada Matsuyan
Mitsuko Baisho Mitsuko Baisho Oei Taiji Tonoyama Taiji Tonoyama Teruyan Ben Hiura Ben Hiura Yakimatsu
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Awards

Won 1 Cannes Film Festival Award

Cannes Film Festival 1 won

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