The Ballad of Narayama (1983)
“Only Time Could Change the Cruelty of Tradition… Only Their Love Could Survive It…”
2h 10m·1983
IMDb7.8/10RT93%TMDB7.5/10
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.
Director: Shōhei Imamura
Where to Watch · US
Top Cast
Ken Ogata
Tatsuhei
Sumiko Sakamoto
Orin
Tonpei Hidari
Risuke
Aki Takejo
Tamayan
Shoichi Ozawa
Katsuzô
