The Ballad of Narayama (Narayama Bushiko) (1983)

8.6	Listal rating
7.7	IMDB rating

Japan (3), Drama (1), Comedy (1), Sex (1), Foreign (1), Japanese (1), Old Age (1), Tradition (1), Spiritual Cinema (1), Beastiality (1), Mpeg4 Tranlated (1), SnP (1)

Description

In a small village in a remote valley everyone who reaches the age of 70 is banished to the top of Mt. Narayama to die so as not to be a burden on the village and bring disgrace upon their family. Old Orin is 69 and despite being in good health in the coming winter it will be her turn to leave. But first there are things to do and a score or two to ... (more)

Directed by

Shohei Imamura

Starring (View all) :

Tatsuhei

Orin

Risuke

Tamayan

Katsuzô

Jinsaku

Zeniya no Tadayan

Kesakichi

Matsuyan

Oei

Written by (View all) :

Shohei Imamura

(screenplay)

Shichirô Fukazawa

(novel)

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