The Ballad of Narayama

Name: The Ballad of Narayama
Cast: Kinuyo Tanaka, Teiji Takahashi, Yūko Mochizuki, Seiji Miyaguchi, Yūnosuke Itō

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In a remote village where food is scarce, elders who reach the age of 70 are carried by their children to the top of a nearby mountain to die in solitude. Orin, a vibrant 69-year-old grandmother, has accepted her fate — but struggles to prepare the rest of her family for the ritual.

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Cast & Crew

Director: Keisuke KinoshitaProducers: Masaharu Kokaji, Ryuzo Otani

Kinuyo Tanaka

as Orin

Teiji Takahashi

as Tatsuhei

Yūko Mochizuki

as Tamayan

Seiji Miyaguchi

as Matayan

Yūnosuke Itō

as Matayan's son

Ken Mitsuda

as Teruyan

Danko Ichikawa

as Kesakichi

Keiko Ogasawara

as Matsu-yan

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