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The Ballad of Narayama
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The Ballad of Narayama

With my mother on my back, now is the time to say goodbye to this world.
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TMDB 7.516+19581h 38mJapanese
Drama

Synopsis

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.

Director
Keisuke KinoshitaFrom TMDB credits
Studio
Shochiku1 production companies
Release
June 1, 1958Released
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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
Teruyan
Danko Ichikawa
Danko Ichikawa
Kesakichi
Keiko Ogasawara
Matsu-yan

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