7.6 / 10(94 votes)IMDb19581h 38mJapan

The Ballad of Narayama

楢山節考

“With my mother on my back, now is the time to say goodbye to this world.”

Topics:#family relationships #dying traditions #social convention

Synopsis

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.

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Type: Trailer • Published 2011-11-03

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Kinuyo Tanaka

Orin

Teiji Takahashi

Tatsuhei

Yūko Mochizuki

Tamayan

Seiji Miyaguchi

Matayan

Yūnosuke Itō

Matayan's son

Ken Mitsuda

Teruyan

Danko Ichikawa

Kesakichi

Keiko Ogasawara

Matsu-yan

Eijirō Tōno

Messenger

Kō Nishimura

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

Uncredited

Masao Oda

One of the villagers who teaches Narayama's manners

Katsuyuki Hattori

Tatsuhei's son (uncredited)

Uncredited

Tokuji Kobayashi

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

Uncredited

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Release History & Theatrical Window

World Premiere

Venice Film Festival

Festival / Special Debut

Key Information & Fast Facts

Director: Keisuke Kinoshita
Screenplay & Story: Keisuke Kinoshita
Original Score: Matsunosuke Nozawa, Kineya Rokuzaemon XIV
Original Title: 楢山節考
Country of Origin: Japan
Spoken Languages: Japanese
Runtime: 1h 38m
Production Studios: Shochiku

Creative Leadership & Key Crew

Director

Keisuke Kinoshita

Screenplay & Story

Keisuke Kinoshita, Shichirō Fukazawa

Original Score & Music

Matsunosuke Nozawa, Kineya Rokuzaemon XIV

Director of Photography

Hiroshi Kusuda

Film Editing

Yoshi Sugihara

Producers

Ryuzo Otani, Masaharu Kokaji

Literary Origin & Source Material

Novel:Shichirō Fukazawa

Department Leadership Roster

Keisuke Kinoshita

Director

Hiroshi Kusuda

Director of Photography

Toshikazu Sugiyama

Costume Design

Yoshi Sugihara

Editor

Matsunosuke Nozawa

Original Music Composer

Ryuzo Otani

Producer

Masaharu Kokaji

Producer

Kisaku Ito

Production Design

Keisuke Kinoshita

Screenplay

Kineya Rokuzaemon XIV

Original Music Composer

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