Overview - The Ballad of Narayama

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: 1.9754

  

• Name: Sumiko Sakamoto

  Character: Orin

  Popularity: 0.707

  

• Name: Tonpei Hidari

  Character: Risuke

  Popularity: 0.8511

  

• Name: Aki Takejo

  Character: Tamayan

  Popularity: 0.6451

  

• Name: Shoichi Ozawa

  Character: Katsuzô

  Popularity: 1.1706

  

• Name: Fujio Tokita

  Character: Jinsaku

  Popularity: 1.2476

  

• Name: Sanshō Shinsui

  Character: Zeniya Tadayan

  Popularity: 0.6076

  

• Name: Seiji Kurasaki

  Character: Kesakichi

  Popularity: 0.3251