The Ballad of Narayama

1983, drama

130 minutes

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...

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Cast

Ken Ogata

Ken Ogata

Tatsuhei

Tonpei Hidari

Tonpei Hidari

Risuke

Aki Takejo

Aki Takejo

Tamayan

Fujio Tokita

Fujio Tokita

Jinsaku

Sanshô Shinsui

Sanshô Shinsui

Zeniya no Tadayan

Seiji Kurasaki

Seiji Kurasaki

Kesakichi

Junko Takada

Matsuyan

Taiji Tonoyama

Taiji Tonoyama

Teruyan

Casey Takamine

Arayashiki

Crew

Art

Hisao Inagaki

Art direction

Nobutaka Yoshino

Art direction

Camera

Costume and make-up

Kyoto Isho

Costume design

Directing

Shōhei Imamura

Shōhei Imamura

Director

Editing

Production

Jirô Tomoda

Producer

Sound

Shinichirô Ikebe

Shinichirô Ikebe

Original music composer

Writing

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