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The Ballad of Narayama

Drama
1983, 2h 10min
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.
Country: Japan
Director:
Shōhei Imamura
Cast:
Taiji Tonoyama,
Nenji Kobayashi,
Mitsuko Baisho,
Ken Ogata
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Shōhei Imamura
Director
Taiji Tonoyama
As Teruyan
Nenji Kobayashi
As Tsune
Ken Ogata
As Tatsuhei
Shoichi Ozawa
As Katsuzô
Nijiko Kiyokawa
As Okane

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