The Ballad of Narayama (1958)

7.5/10 98 min Drama

Overview

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.

Cast

Kinuyo Tanaka

Orin

Teiji Takahashi

Tatsuhei

Yūko Mochizuki

Tamayan

Seiji Miyaguchi

Matayan

Yūnosuke Itō

Matayan's son

Danko Ichikawa

Kesakichi

Eijirō Tōno

Messenger

Kō Nishimura

One of the villagers who Teaches Narayama's Manners (uncredited)

Tokuji Kobayashi

One of the villagers who teaches Narayama's manners (uncredited)

Masao Oda

One of the villagers who teaches Narayama's manners (uncredited)

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