1 Movie Starring Aki Takejè

The Ballad of Narayama

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1983-04-29

Languages:

Japanese

Countries:

Japan

Runtime:

130 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

7.9 (4542 Reviews)

Director:

Shèhei Imamura

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Ken Ogata Sumiko Sakamoto Tonpei Hidari Aki Takejè

Writer:

Shèhei Imamura (screenplay)

Shichirè Fukazawa (novel)

Fullplot:

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 he or she 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.

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