The Ballad of Narayama (1983)
Drama • PT2H10M
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.
Director: Shōhei Imamura
Top Cast
- Ken Ogata as Tatsuhei
- Sumiko Sakamoto as Orin
- Tonpei Hidari as Risuke
- Aki Takejo as Tamayan
- Shoichi Ozawa as Katsuzô
