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The Ballad of Narayama
The Ballad of Narayama

The Ballad of Narayama

Only Time Could Change the Cruelty of Tradition… Only Their Love Could Survive It…

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Drama

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

130 mins

Rating

7.508/10

Release Date

29 April 1983

Country

Japan

Cast

Ken Ogata

Ken Ogata

Tatsuhei

Sumiko Sakamoto

Sumiko Sakamoto

Orin

Tonpei Hidari

Tonpei Hidari

Risuke

Aki Takejo

Aki Takejo

Tamayan

Shoichi Ozawa

Shoichi Ozawa

Katsuzô

Fujio Tokita

Fujio Tokita

Jinsaku

Sanshō Shinsui

Sanshō Shinsui

Zeniya Tadayan

Seiji Kurasaki

Seiji Kurasaki

Kesakichi

Junko Takada

Junko Takada

Matsuyan

Mitsuko Baisho

Mitsuko Baisho

Oei

Taiji Tonoyama

Taiji Tonoyama

Teruyan

Ben Hiura

Ben Hiura

Yakimatsu

Casey Takamine

Casey Takamine

Arayashiki

Nenji Kobayashi

Nenji Kobayashi

Tsune

Nijiko Kiyokawa

Nijiko Kiyokawa

Okane

Akio Yokoyama

Akio Yokoyama

Amaya

Kaoru Shimamori

Kaoru Shimamori

Tomekichi

Yukie Shimura

Yukie Shimura

Amaya's Wife

Masami Okamoto

Masami Okamoto

Amaya's Son

Kansai Eto

Kansai Eto

Kinyan

Satoko Iwasaki

Satoko Iwasaki

Sugiyan

Hideo Hasegawa

Hideo Hasegawa

Kenji Murase

Kenji Murase

Sayaka Nakamaru

Sayaka Nakamaru

Azumi Niwa

Azumi Niwa

Kosei Sato

Kosei Sato

Norihei Miki

Norihei Miki

Shioya

Ryūtarō Tatsumi

Ryūtarō Tatsumi

Matayan

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