The Ballad of Narayama

The Ballad of Narayama

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.

JP

Made in JP

7.5/10

1983

Drama
Toei Company

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Cast

Ken Ogata

Ken Ogata

As Tatsuhei

Sumiko Sakamoto

Sumiko Sakamoto

As Orin

Tonpei Hidari

Tonpei Hidari

As Risuke

Aki Takejo

Aki Takejo

As Tamayan

Shoichi Ozawa

Shoichi Ozawa

As Katsuzô

Fujio Tokita

Fujio Tokita

As Jinsaku

Sanshō Shinsui

Sanshō Shinsui

As Zeniya Tadayan

Seiji Kurasaki

Seiji Kurasaki

As Kesakichi

Junko Takada

Junko Takada

As Matsuyan

Mitsuko Baisho

Mitsuko Baisho

As Oei

Taiji Tonoyama

Taiji Tonoyama

As Teruyan

Ben Hiura

Ben Hiura

As Yakimatsu

Casey Takamine

Casey Takamine

As Arayashiki

Nenji Kobayashi

Nenji Kobayashi

As Tsune

Nijiko Kiyokawa

Nijiko Kiyokawa

As Okane

Akio Yokoyama

Akio Yokoyama

As Amaya

Kaoru Shimamori

Kaoru Shimamori

As Tomekichi

Yukie Shimura

Yukie Shimura

As Amaya's Wife

Masami Okamoto

Masami Okamoto

As Amaya's Son

Kansai Eto

Kansai Eto

As Kinyan

Satoko Iwasaki

Satoko Iwasaki

As Sugiyan

Hideo Hasegawa

Hideo Hasegawa

As

Kenji Murase

Kenji Murase

As

Sayaka Nakamaru

Sayaka Nakamaru

As

Azumi Niwa

Azumi Niwa

As

Kosei Sato

Kosei Sato

As

Norihei Miki

Norihei Miki

As Shioya

Ryūtarō Tatsumi

Ryūtarō Tatsumi

As Matayan

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