The Ballad of Narayama

The Ballad of Narayama

130 mins | Drama | April 29, 1983

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.

The Ballad of Narayama

130 mins | Drama | April 29, 1983

The Ballad of Narayama
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.
IMDb rating 7.8
Producers Toei Company, Ltd.
Original title 楢山節考
Directors Shôhei Imamura
Writers Shichirō Fukazawa, Shôhei Imamura

Cast

Ken Ogata

as Tatsuhei

Sumiko Sakamoto

as Orin

Tonpei Hidari

as Risuke

Aki Takejo

as Tamayan

Shoichi Ozawa

as Katsuzô

Fujio Tokita

as Jinsaku

Sanshô Shinsui

as Zeniya no Tadayan

Seiji Kurasaki

as Kesakichi

Junko Takada

as Matsuyan

Taiji Tonoyama

as Teruyan

Casey Takamine

as Arayashiki

Nenji Kobayashi

as Tsune

Nijiko Kiyokawa

as Okane

Akio Yokoyama

as Amaya