Overview - The Ballad of Narayama

Date of release

Genres

  • Drama

Runtime: 130 minutes

Homepage: The Ballad of Narayama

Budget

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Revenue

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Spoken Languages

  • 日本語

Production companies

  • Name: Toei Company

    Production country Japan

Overview

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: Ken Ogata

    Character: Tatsuhei

    Popularity: 1.4472

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  • Name: Sumiko Sakamoto

    Character: Orin

    Popularity: 0.5893

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  • Name: Tonpei Hidari

    Character: Risuke

    Popularity: 0.8153

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  • Name: Aki Takejo

    Character: Tamayan

    Popularity: 0.6179

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  • Name: Shoichi Ozawa

    Character: Katsuzô

    Popularity: 0.8219

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  • Name: Fujio Tokita

    Character: Jinsaku

    Popularity: 0.849

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  • Name: Sanshō Shinsui

    Character: Zeniya Tadayan

    Popularity: 0.6664

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  • Name: Seiji Kurasaki

    Character: Kesakichi

    Popularity: 0.4833