The Ballad of Narayama (1958)
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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Cast
- Kinuyo Tanaka — Orin
- Teiji Takahashi — Tatsuhei
- Yūko Mochizuki — Tamayan
- Seiji Miyaguchi — Matayan
- Yūnosuke Itō — Matayan's son
- Ken Mitsuda — Teruyan
- Danko Ichikawa — Kesakichi
- Keiko Ogasawara — Matsu-yan
- Eijirō Tōno — Messenger
- Kō Nishimura — One of the villagers who Teaches Narayama's Manners (uncredited)
- Masao Oda — One of the villagers who teaches Narayama's manners
- Katsuyuki Hattori — Tatsuhei's son (uncredited)
Where to watch The Ballad of Narayama
Criterion Channel
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