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The Ballad of Narayama

1983 · 130 min · Drama

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.

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Creators

Shōhei Imamura — Director

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Ken Ogata portraitKen OgataTatsuheiSumiko Sakamoto portraitSumiko SakamotoOrinTonpei Hidari portraitTonpei HidariRisukeAki Takejo portraitAki TakejoTamayanShoichi Ozawa portraitShoichi OzawaKatsuzôFujio Tokita portraitFujio TokitaJinsakuSanshō Shinsui portraitSanshō ShinsuiZeniya TadayanSeiji Kurasaki portraitSeiji KurasakiKesakichiJunko Takada portraitJunko TakadaMatsuyanMitsuko Baisho portraitMitsuko BaishoOei

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