The Ballad of Narayama poster

MOVIE

The Ballad of Narayama

With my mother on my back, now is the time to say goodbye to this world.

1958 • HD • 98min

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Story

In a remote village where food is scarce, elders who reach the age of 70 are carried by their children to the top of a nearby mountain to die in solitude. Orin, a vibrant 69-year-old grandmother, has accepted her fate — but struggles to prepare the rest of her family for the ritual.

Country Japan Language Japanese

Genre Drama

Keywords #family relationships #social convention #dying traditions

Production Shochiku

Credits

Keisuke Kinoshita photo

Keisuke Kinoshita

director

Kinuyo Tanaka photo

Kinuyo Tanaka

Orin

Teiji Takahashi photo

Teiji Takahashi

Tatsuhei

Yūko Mochizuki photo

Yūko Mochizuki

Tamayan

Seiji Miyaguchi photo

Seiji Miyaguchi

Matayan

Yūnosuke Itō photo

Yūnosuke Itō

Matayan's son

Danko Ichikawa photo

Danko Ichikawa

Kesakichi

Eijirō Tōno photo

Eijirō Tōno

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