The Ballad of Narayama

The Ballad of Narayama

1958
1h 38m
7.6

7.6/10

94 votes • View on IMDb
Drama

"With my mother on my back, now is the time to say goodbye to this world."

Overview

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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Language: JA

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Production Information

Production Companies
Shochiku
Production Countries
Japan
Spoken Languages
Japanese

Keywords

family relationships dying traditions social convention

Quick Facts

Original Title 楢山節考
Release Date June 1, 1958
Status Released
Language JA
IMDb ID tt0051980

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

Ken Mitsuda
Ken Mitsuda

Teruyan

Danko Ichikawa
Danko Ichikawa

Kesakichi

Keiko Ogasawara
Keiko Ogasawara

Matsu-yan

Eijirō Tōno
Eijirō Tōno

Messenger

Kō Nishimura
Kō Nishimura

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

Masao Oda
Masao Oda

One of the villagers who teaches Narayama's manners

Katsuyuki Hattori
Katsuyuki Hattori

Tatsuhei's son (uncredited)

Key Crew

Keisuke Kinoshita
Director
Masaharu Kokaji
Producer
Ryuzo Otani
Producer
Keisuke Kinoshita
Screenplay