The Ballad of Narayama (1983) — Top Movie Database

Production companies : Toei Company /

April 29, 1983 2h 10m Japan Drama Japanese More

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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.

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title：The Ballad of Narayama
status：Released
Release date： 1983
Runtime：2h 10m
Genres： Drama ·
Countries of origin： Japan ·
Original Language： Japanese ·
Director： Shōhei Imamura /
Writers： Shichirō Fukazawa · Shōhei Imamura ·
Production companies： Toei Company ·
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.

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