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The Ballad of Narayama

1961·1h 38m·Not Rated
Drama
IMDb Rating
★ 7.8/10
4,151 votes

A kabuki theatre-inflected story about a poor village whose people have to be carried to a nearby mountain to die once they get old.

The Ballad of Narayama is a 1961 drama movie directed by Keisuke Kinoshita, starring Kinuyo Tanaka, Danko Ichikawa, Yûko Mochizuki. It holds an IMDb rating of 7.8/10 from 4,151 votes and runs 1h 38m.

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Director
Keisuke Kinoshita
Stars
Kinuyo Tanaka
Danko Ichikawa
Yûko Mochizuki
Teiji Takahashi
Details
1961-06-19
98 min
Movie
Not Rated
★ Japan
★ Japanese
Keywords
deathwidowubasutesnowingmother son relationshipdying traditionsclosed societygeneration gapstarvationmountainsocietyrice farmingsocial conventionpovertytraditionvillagearranged marriagesongpregnancyriceselfishnessrural settingold agesnowaging