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The Ballad of Narayama

19837.5 / 10130 min
Drama

Overview

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

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.

Cast

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

Sanshō Shinsui

Sanshō Shinsui

Zeniya 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

Crew

Shōhei Imamura

Shōhei Imamura

Director

Shōhei Imamura

Shōhei Imamura

Screenplay

Shichirō Fukazawa

Shichirō Fukazawa

Novel

Gorô Kusakabe

Gorô Kusakabe

Production Design

Senki Nakamura

Senki Nakamura

Set Decoration

Mitsuto Washizawa

Mitsuto Washizawa

Set Decoration

Seiko Igawa

Seiko Igawa

Makeup Artist

Zenichirô Ishikawa

Zenichirô Ishikawa

Hairstylist

Takeshi Matsuo

Takeshi Matsuo

Key Hair Stylist

Yōichi Mitsuoka

Yōichi Mitsuoka

Key Hair Stylist

Tomoe Ookawa

Tomoe Ookawa

Hairstylist

Shunsaku Ikehata

Shunsaku Ikehata

Assistant Director

Nobuaki Murooka

Nobuaki Murooka

Assistant Director

Kunio Takeshige

Kunio Takeshige

Assistant Director

Takashi Tsukinoki

Takashi Tsukinoki

Assistant Director

Kenichi Benitani

Kenichi Benitani

Sound

Toshio Nakano

Toshio Nakano

Assistant Sound Editor

Tatsuo Tsukamoto

Tatsuo Tsukamoto

Assistant Sound Editor

Yoshio Kojima

Yoshio Kojima

Special Effects

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