The Ballad of Narayama (1983)

04/29/1983 2h 10m

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

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Overview

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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Cast Ages at Release

Fujio Tokita

as Jinsaku

Born 01/30/1937

Died 07/18/2018, age

Nenji Kobayashi

as Tsune

Born 02/07/1941, age

Mitsuko Baisho

as Oei

Born 11/22/1946, age