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The Ballad of Narayama (1983)

Only Time Could Change the Cruelty of Tradition… Only Their Love Could Survive It…

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.

Release: 1983-04-29
Runtime: 130 min
Rating: 7.516 / 10
Cast
Ken Ogata
Ken Ogata
Tatsuhei
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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
Casey Takamine
Casey Takamine
Arayashiki
Nenji Kobayashi
Nenji Kobayashi
Tsune
Nijiko Kiyokawa
Nijiko Kiyokawa
Okane
Akio Yokoyama
Akio Yokoyama
Amaya
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Kaoru Shimamori
Tomekichi
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Yukie Shimura
Amaya's Wife