The Ballad of Narayama

1958 · 98 min

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The Ballad of Narayama

The Ballad of Narayama

7.5
·1958·98 min
DramaJapanese

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

Kinuyo Tanaka

Orin

Teiji Takahashi

Teiji Takahashi

Tatsuhei

Yūko Mochizuki

Yūko Mochizuki

Tamayan

Seiji Miyaguchi

Seiji Miyaguchi

Matayan

Yūnosuke Itō

Yūnosuke Itō

Matayan's son

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Ken Mitsuda

Teruyan

Danko Ichikawa

Danko Ichikawa

Kesakichi

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Keiko Ogasawara

Matsu-yan

Eijirō Tōno

Eijirō Tōno

Messenger

Kō Nishimura

Kō Nishimura

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

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Katsuyuki Hattori

Tatsuhei's son (uncredited)

Tokuji Kobayashi

Tokuji Kobayashi

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