The Ballad of Narayama
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.
Top Billed Cast
Ken Ogata
Tatsuhei
Sumiko Sakamoto
Orin
Tonpei Hidari
Risuke
Aki Takejo
Tamayan
Shoichi Ozawa
Katsuzô
Featured Crew
Shōhei Imamura
Director
Shichirō Fukazawa
Novel
Shōhei Imamura
Screenplay
Kenichi Benitani
Sound
Tatsuo Tsukamoto
Assistant Sound Editor
Senki Nakamura
Set Decoration
Seiko Igawa
Makeup Artist
Zenichirô Ishikawa
Hairstylist
Tomoe Ookawa
Hairstylist
Kunio Takeshige
Assistant Director
Gorô Kusakabe
Production Design
Yōichi Mitsuoka
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