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The Ballad of Narayama (1983)

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

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 2H 10M

Director : Shōhei Imamura
Writer : Shōhei Imamura

Synopsis

In a small village in a valley everyone who reaches the age of 70 must leave the village and go to a certain mountain top to die. If anyone should refuse they would disgrace their family. Old Orin is 69. This winter it is her turn to go to the mountain. But first she must make sure that her eldest son Tatsuhei finds a wife.

Actors

Ken Ogata
Ken Ogata
Tatsuhei
Sumiko Sakamoto
Sumiko Sakamoto
Orin
Tonpei Hidari
Tonpei Hidari
Risuke
Aki Takejo
Aki Takejo
Tamayan
Shoichi Ozawa
Shoichi Ozawa
Katsuzô
Fujio Tokita
Fujio Tokita
Jinsaku
Sanshô Shinsui
Sanshô Shinsui
Zeniya no Tadayan
Seiji Kurasaki
Seiji Kurasaki
Kesakichi
Junko Takada
Junko Takada
Matsuyan
Taiji Tonoyama
Taiji Tonoyama
Teruyan
Casey Takamine
Casey Takamine
Arayashiki
Nenji Kobayashi
Nenji Kobayashi
Tsune
Nijiko Kiyokawa
Nijiko Kiyokawa
Okane
Akio Yokoyama
Akio Yokoyama
Amaya
Mitsuko Baisho
Mitsuko Baisho
Oei

Crews

Shōhei Imamura
Shōhei Imamura
Director
Shōhei Imamura
Shōhei Imamura
Screenplay
Shichirō Fukazawa
Shichirō Fukazawa
Novel
Shinichirô Ikebe
Shinichirô Ikebe
Original Music Composer
Jirô Tomoda
Jirô Tomoda
Producer
Hiroshi Kanazawa
Hiroshi Kanazawa
Director of Photography
Shigeru Komatsubara
Shigeru Komatsubara
Director of Photography
Masao Tochizawa
Masao Tochizawa
Director of Photography
Hisao Inagaki
Hisao Inagaki
Art Direction
Tadataka Yoshino
Tadataka Yoshino
Art Direction
Kyoto Isho
Kyoto Isho
Costume Design
Toshihiko Kojima
Toshihiko Kojima
Editor
Fusako Matsumoto
Fusako Matsumoto
Editor
Hajime Okayasu
Hajime Okayasu
Editor
Yoshiko Onodera
Yoshiko Onodera
Editor
Masahito Watanabe
Masahito Watanabe
Editor

Trailers and other movies

THE BALLAD OF NARAYAMA (Masters of Cinema) Trailer

Posters and backgrounds

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