Film
The Ballad of Narayama
1983Directed by Shōhei Imamura
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- Runtime
- 2h 10m
About The Ballad of Narayama
- Drama
Synopsis
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.
- Director
- Shōhei Imamura
- Writers
- Shichirō Fukazawa
- Shōhei Imamura
- Original title
- 楢山節考
