The Ballad of Narayama

Shōhei Imamura
1983-04-29

Only Time Could Change the Cruelty of Tradition… Only Their Love Could Survive It…
7.463
130 min

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

Name Character Team
Ken Ogata Tatsuhei Unowned
Sumiko Sakamoto Orin Unowned
Tonpei Hidari Risuke Unowned
Aki Takejo Tamayan Unowned
Shoichi Ozawa Katsuzô Unowned
Fujio Tokita Jinsaku Unowned
Sanshō Shinsui Zeniya Tadayan Unowned
Seiji Kurasaki Kesakichi Unowned
Junko Takada Matsuyan Unowned
Taiji Tonoyama Teruyan Unowned
Casey Takamine Arayashiki Unowned
Nenji Kobayashi Tsune Unowned
Nijiko Kiyokawa Okane Unowned
Akio Yokoyama Amaya Unowned
Mitsuko Baisho Oei Unowned