The Ballad of Narayama
Shōhei Imamura1983-04-29
Only Time Could Change the Cruelty of Tradition… Only Their Love Could Survive It…
7.523
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 | |
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Ken Ogata | Tatsuhei | Unowned |
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Sumiko Sakamoto | Orin | Unowned |
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Tonpei Hidari | Risuke | Unowned |
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Aki Takejo | Tamayan | Unowned |
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Shoichi Ozawa | Katsuzô | Unowned |
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Fujio Tokita | Jinsaku | Unowned |
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Sanshō Shinsui | Zeniya Tadayan | Unowned |
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Seiji Kurasaki | Kesakichi | Unowned |
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Junko Takada | Matsuyan | Unowned |
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Mitsuko Baisho | Oei | Unowned |
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Taiji Tonoyama | Teruyan | Unowned |
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Ben Hiura | Yakimatsu | Unowned |
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Casey Takamine | Arayashiki | Unowned |
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Nenji Kobayashi | Tsune | Unowned |
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Nijiko Kiyokawa | Okane | Unowned |
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Akio Yokoyama | Amaya | Unowned |
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Kaoru Shimamori | Tomekichi | Unowned |
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Yukie Shimura | Amaya's Wife | Unowned |
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Masami Okamoto | Amaya's Son | Unowned |
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Kansai Eto | Kinyan | Unowned |
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Satoko Iwasaki | Sugiyan | Unowned |
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Hideo Hasegawa | Unowned | |
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Kenji Murase | Unowned | |
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Sayaka Nakamaru | Unowned | |
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Azumi Niwa | Unowned | |
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Kosei Sato | Unowned | |
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Norihei Miki | Shioya | Unowned |
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Ryūtarō Tatsumi | Matayan | Unowned |