# The Ballad of Narayama
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Type: Movie
Genres: Drama
Year: 1958
Runtime: 1h 38m
Tagline: With my mother on my back, now is the time to say goodbye to this world.
Director: Keisuke Kinoshita
Main stars: Kinuyo Tanaka, Teiji Takahashi, Yūko Mochizuki
Plot 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, Teiji Takahashi, Yūko Mochizuki, Seiji Miyaguchi, Yūnosuke Itō, Ken Mitsuda, Danko Ichikawa, Keiko Ogasawara, Eijirō Tōno, Kō Nishimura, Masao Oda, Katsuyuki Hattori, Tokuji Kobayashi
Production: Shochiku
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The Ballad of Narayama
Where to watch: Buy
Movie · Drama
1958 · 1h 38m · TMDB 7.6/10 (94)
With my mother on my back, now is the time to say goodbye to this world.
Director: Keisuke Kinoshita
Starring: Kinuyo Tanaka, Teiji Takahashi, Yūko Mochizuki
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.
Director Keisuke Kinoshita
Cast Kinuyo Tanaka, Teiji Takahashi, Yūko Mochizuki, Seiji Miyaguchi, Yūnosuke Itō, Ken Mitsuda, Danko Ichikawa, Keiko Ogasawara, Eijirō Tōno, Kō Nishimura, Masao Oda, Katsuyuki Hattori, Tokuji Kobayashi
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