The Ballad of Narayama poster
Screenplay Shōhei Imamura
Director Shōhei Imamura

The Ballad of Narayama

Drama1983

Original Title: 楢山節考

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

Release Date: 1983-04-29

Duration: 130 minutes

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.

Casting

  • Tonpei Hidari
    Risuke
  • Ken Ogata
    Tatsuhei
  • Casey Takamine
    Arayashiki
  • Nenji Kobayashi
    Tsune
  • Aki Takejo
    Tamayan
  • Taiji Tonoyama
    Teruyan
  • Mitsuko Baisho
    Oei
  • Nijiko Kiyokawa
    Okane
  • Shoichi Ozawa
    Katsuzô
  • Fujio Tokita
    Jinsaku