The Ballad of Narayama
Keisuke Kinoshita1958-06-01
With my mother on my back, now is the time to say goodbye to this world.
7.5
98 min
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.
Cast
| Name | Character | Team | |
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Kinuyo Tanaka | Orin | Unowned |
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Teiji Takahashi | Tatsuhei | Unowned |
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Yūko Mochizuki | Tamayan | Unowned |
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Seiji Miyaguchi | Matayan | Unowned |
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Yūnosuke Itō | Matayan's son | Unowned |
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Ken Mitsuda | Teruyan | Unowned |
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Danko Ichikawa | Kesakichi | Unowned |
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Keiko Ogasawara | Matsu-yan | Unowned |
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Eijirō Tōno | Messenger | Unowned |
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Kō Nishimura | One of the villagers who Teaches Narayama's Manners (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Katsuyuki Hattori | Tatsuhei's son (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Tokuji Kobayashi | One of the villagers who teaches Narayama's manners (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Masao Oda | One of the villagers who teaches Narayama's manners (uncredited) | Unowned |