The Ballad of Narayama
The Ballad of Narayama
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.
Country: JP
Genre: Drama
Release: 1958-06-01
Director: Keisuke Kinoshita
Production: Shochiku
Cast: Kinuyo Tanaka, Teiji Takahashi, Yūko Mochizuki, Seiji Miyaguchi, Yūnosuke Itō
Tagline: With my mother on my back, now is the time to say goodbye to this world.
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