
Movie, 1958
The Ballad of Narayama
IMDb 7.6, 98 min, Drama, Japan
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.
Cast
13 creditedKinuyo Tanaka
Orin
Teiji Takahashi
Tatsuhei
Yūko Mochizuki
Tamayan
Seiji Miyaguchi
Matayan
Yūnosuke Itō
Matayan's son
KM
Ken Mitsuda
Teruyan
Danko Ichikawa
Kesakichi
KO
Keiko Ogasawara
Matsu-yan
Eijirō Tōno
Messenger
Kō Nishimura
One of the villagers who Teaches Narayama's Manners (uncredited)
Masao Oda
One of the villagers who teaches Narayama's manners
KH
Katsuyuki Hattori
Tatsuhei's son (uncredited)
Trailers & teasers
2 clipsDetails
DirectorKeisuke Kinoshita
WritersShichirō Fukazawa, Keisuke Kinoshita
GenreDrama
Runtime98 min
ReleasedSun, Jun 1, 1958
CountryJapan
IMDBtt0051980
















