The Ballad of Narayama
74.63 %|Apr 29, 1983|Drama
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.
Featured Crew
Shōhei Imamura
Director
Shōhei Imamura
Screenplay
Shichirō Fukazawa
Novel
Gorô Kusakabe
Production Design
Senki Nakamura
Set Decoration
Mitsuto Washizawa
Set Decoration
Seiko Igawa
Makeup Artist
Zenichirô Ishikawa
Hairstylist
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Cast
Ken Ogata
Tatsuhei
Sumiko Sakamoto
Orin
Tonpei Hidari
Risuke
Aki Takejo
Tamayan
Shoichi Ozawa
Katsuzô
Fujio Tokita
Jinsaku
Sanshō Shinsui
Zeniya Tadayan
Seiji Kurasaki
Kesakichi
Junko Takada
Matsuyan
Taiji Tonoyama
Teruyan
Casey Takamine
Arayashiki
Nenji Kobayashi
Tsune
Nijiko Kiyokawa
Okane
Akio Yokoyama
Amaya
