The Ballad of Narayama

Movie Details

Overview

In a poor 19th century rural Japanese village, everyone who reaches the age of 70 has to climb a nearby mountain to die. An elderly woman is reaching close to her cut-off age during her last days with her family.

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Cast: Aki Takejo, Fujio Tokita, Junko Takada, Ken Ogata, Mitsuko Baisho, Sanshô Shinsui, Seiji Kurasaki, Shoichi Ozawa, Sumiko Sakamoto, Tonpei Hidari

Director: Shôhei Imamura

Genre: Drama, Family, Mystery

Country: Japan

Release Year: 1983

IMDB Rating: 7.8 (9807 votes)

TMDB Rating: 7.5 (158 votes)

Rotten Tomatoes: 94

Runtime: 2h 10m

Release Date: 1983-04-29

Awards: Awards, 9 wins & 9 nominations total

Tagline: Only Time Could Change the Cruelty of Tradition… Only Their Love Could Survive It…