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The Ballad of Narayama

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

1958 7.5 1h 38m IMDb

Drama

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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.

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Kinuyo Tanaka

Orin

Teiji Takahashi

Teiji Takahashi

Tatsuhei

Yūko Mochizuki

Tamayan

Seiji Miyaguchi

Seiji Miyaguchi

Matayan

Yūnosuke Itō

Matayan's son

Ken Mitsuda

Teruyan

Danko Ichikawa

Kesakichi

Keiko Ogasawara

Keiko Ogasawara

Matsu-yan

Eijirō Tōno

Messenger

Kō Nishimura

One of the villagers who Teaches Narayama's Manners (uncredited)

Katsuyuki Hattori

Katsuyuki Hattori

Tatsuhei's son (uncredited)

Tokuji Kobayashi

Tokuji Kobayashi

One of the villagers who teaches Narayama's manners (uncredited)

Masao Oda

One of the villagers who teaches Narayama's manners (uncredited)

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