Narayama bushikô (Narayama Bushiko) (1958)

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Directed by

Keisuke Kinoshita

Starring (View all)

Kinuyo Tanaka
Orin

Teiji Takahashi
Tatsuhei

Yûko Mochizuki
Tamayan

Danko Ichikawa
Kesakichi

Seiji Miyaguchi
Mata-yan

Yûnosuke Itô
Matayan's son

Eijirô Tono
Messenger

Ken Mitsuda
Teruyan

Written by

Keisuke Kinoshita
writer

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4 years, 12 months ago at Mar 22 17:05

fernando

Good equilibrium between extrem stylization and the harsh dramatic elements, there´s even some pathos all through the film, just to the big ending up, up in Narayama

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Description: In Kabuki style, the film tells the story of a remote mountain village where the scarcity of food leads to a voluntary but socially-enforced policy in which relatives carry 70-year-old family members up Narayama mountain to die. Granny Orin is approaching 70, content to embrace her fate. Her widowed son Tatsuhei cannot bear losing his mother, even as she arranges his marriage to a widow his age. Her grandson Kesa, who's girlfriend is pregnant, is selfishly happy to see Orin die. Around them, a family of thieves are dealt with severely, and an old man, past 70, whose son has cast him out, scrounges for food. Will Orin's loving an ... (more)

Release date: 1 June 1958

Tags: 1950s (3), 1958 (3), Japan (2), Jidaigeki (2), Drama (1), Historical Drama (1), Color (1), Tradition (1), HQ (1), Spiritual Cinema (1), 50's (1), SnP (1), East Asia (1), 98 Min. (1)

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