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The Ballad of Narayama

The Ballad of Narayama

IMDB:

7.5
The Ballad of Narayama

Released

4/29/1983

Duration

2h 10m

Genre

Drama

Country

Japan

Cast

Ken Ogata, Sumiko Sakamoto, Tonpei Hidari

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.

Cast

Ken Ogata

Tatsuhei

Ken Ogata

Sumiko Sakamoto

Orin

Sumiko Sakamoto

Tonpei Hidari

Risuke

Tonpei Hidari

Aki Takejo

Tamayan

Aki Takejo

Shoichi Ozawa

Katsuzô

Shoichi Ozawa

Fujio Tokita

Jinsaku

Fujio Tokita

Sanshō Shinsui

Zeniya Tadayan

Sanshō Shinsui

Seiji Kurasaki

Kesakichi

Seiji Kurasaki

Junko Takada

Matsuyan

Junko Takada

Mitsuko Baisho

Oei

Mitsuko Baisho

Taiji Tonoyama

Teruyan

Taiji Tonoyama

Ben Hiura

Yakimatsu

Ben Hiura

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