The Ballad of Narayama (1984)
- NR
- 06/22/1984 (US)
- Drama
- 2h 10m
Only Time Could Change the Cruelty of Tradition… Only Their Love Could Survive It…
Overview
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.
Shōhei Imamura
Screenplay, DirectorShichirō Fukazawa
NovelCast
Ken Ogata
Tatsuhei
Sumiko Sakamoto
Orin
Tonpei Hidari
Risuke
Aki Takejo
Tamayan
Shoichi Ozawa
Katsuzô
Fujio Tokita
Jinsaku
Sanshô Shinsui
Zeniya Tadayan
