Will to Live

Will to Live

119 mins | Drama | Jan. 15, 1999

It is based on the story of The Ballad of Narayama updated to the present day, with the substitution of putting a parent into an old people's home for the abandonment of the original. The film won the Golden St. George and the FIPRESCI Prize at the 21st Moscow International Film Festival.

Will to Live

119 mins | Drama | Jan. 15, 1999

Will to Live
It is based on the story of The Ballad of Narayama updated to the present day, with the substitution of putting a parent into an old people's home for the abandonment of the original. The film won the Golden St. George and the FIPRESCI Prize at the 21st Moscow International Film Festival.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers Kindai Eiga Kyokai
Original title 生きたい
Directors Kaneto Shindō
Writers Kaneto Shindō