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In Kabuki style, the film tells the story of a remote mountain village where the scarcity of food leads to a voluntary but socially-enforced policy in which relatives carry 70-year-old family members up Narayama mountain to die. Granny Orin is approaching 70, content to embrace her fate. Her widowed son Tatsuhei cannot bear losing his mother, even as she arranges his marriage to a widow his age. Her grandson Kesa, who's girlfriend is pregnant, is selfishly happy to see Orin die. Around them, a family of thieves are dealt with severely, and an old man, past 70, whose son has cast him out, scrounges for food. Will Orin's loving and accepting spirit teach and ennoble her family?
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- verified Status: Released
- calendar_month Release Date: 1958-06-01
- video_camera_front Companies Shochiku
- timer Runtime: 98 Mins
- star Rating: 7.4 / 10
- favorite Likes: 77 Likes
- info IMDB ID tt0051980
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THE BALLAD OF NARAYAMA (1958) Trailer | Director: Keisuke Kinoshita
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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)
Katsuyuki Hattori
Tatsuhei's son (uncredited)
Tokuji Kobayashi
One of the villagers who teaches Narayama's manners (uncredited)
Masao Oda
One of the villagers who teaches Narayama's manners (uncredited)
groups Crew
Shichirō Fukazawa
Novel
Shûzô Horikawa
Sound Mixer
Keisuke Kinoshita
Director
Hideo Nishizaki
Sound Recordist
Hisao Ōno
Sound Recordist
Keisuke Kinoshita
Writer
Hiroshi Kusuda
Director of Photography
Chiyoo Umeda
Art Direction
Mototsugu Komaki
Set Decoration
Toshikazu Sugiyama
Costume Design
Genzô Furumiya
Set Designer
Yoshi Sugihara
Editor
Chūji Kinoshita
Original Music Composer
Matsunosuke Nozawa
Original Music Composer
Ryuzo Otani
Producer
Masaharu Kokaji
Producer
Yoshikazu Ōtsuki
Assistant Director
Kisaku Ito
Production Design
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