The Ballad of Narayama

1983 "Only Time Could Change the Cruelty of Tradition… Only Their Love Could Survive It…"
The Ballad of Narayama
7.8| 2h10m| en| Drama
Storyline

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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Toei Company

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  • The Ballad of Narayama Cast
Ken Ogata as Tatsuhei
Tonpei Hidari as Risuke
Aki Takejo as Tamayan
Shoichi Ozawa as Katsuzô
Fujio Tokita as Jinsaku
Sanshō Shinsui as Zeniya Tadayan
Taiji Tonoyama as Teruyan
Casey Takamine as Arayashiki