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The Ballad of Narayama
📅 6/1/1958⏱️ 98 minutes★7.6/10
The Ballad of Narayama
📅 6/1/1958⏱️ 98 minutes★7.6/10
Overview
In a remote village where food is scarce, elders who reach the age of 70 are carried by their children to the top of a nearby mountain to die in solitude. Orin, a vibrant 69-year-old grandmother, has accepted her fate — but struggles to prepare the rest of her family for the ritual.
Release Date
June 1, 1958
Runtime
98 minutes
Rating
★7.6/10(93 votes)
Status
Released
Genres
Drama
Cast
Kinuyo Tanaka
Orin
Teiji Takahashi
Tatsuhei
Yūko Mochizuki
Tamayan
Seiji Miyaguchi
Matayan
Yūnosuke Itō
Matayan's son
Danko Ichikawa
Kesakichi
Eijirō Tōno
Messenger
Kō Nishimura
One of the villagers who Teaches Narayama's Manners (uncredited)
Tokuji Kobayashi
One of the villagers who teaches Narayama's manners (uncredited)
Masao Oda
One of the villagers who teaches Narayama's manners (uncredited)
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