The Ballad of Narayama
1983/04/29 (US) | Drama
Only Time Could Change the Cruelty of Tradition… Only Their Love Could Survive It…
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.
Shōhei Imamura
Screenplay
Shōhei Imamura
Director
Lead Cast
Ken Ogata
Tatsuhei
Sumiko Sakamoto
Orin
Tonpei Hidari
Risuke
Aki Takejo
Tamayan
Shoichi Ozawa
Katsuzô
Fujio Tokita
Jinsaku
Sanshō Shinsui
Zeniya Tadayan
Budget
$ 0
Revenue
$ 0
Status
Released
Production Company
- Toei Company
Crews
Shichirō Fukazawa
Novel
Tomoe Ookawa
Hairstylist
Kenichi Benitani
Sound
Seiko Igawa
Makeup Artist
Zenichirô Ishikawa
Hairstylist
Senki Nakamura
Set Decoration