The Ballad of Narayama (1958)
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.
Director:
Keisuke Kinoshita
Writer:
Keisuke Kinoshita
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Kinuyo Tanaka as Orin |
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Teiji Takahashi as Tatsuhei |
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Yūko Mochizuki as Tamayan |
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Seiji Miyaguchi as Matayan |
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Yūnosuke Itō as Matayan's son |
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Ken Mitsuda as Teruyan |
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Danko Ichikawa as Kesakichi |
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Keiko Ogasawara as Matsu-yan |
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Eijirō Tōno as Messenger |
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Kō Nishimura as One of the villagers who Teaches Narayama's Manners (uncredited) |
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Katsuyuki Hattori as Tatsuhei's son (uncredited) |
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Tokuji Kobayashi as One of the villagers who teaches Narayama's manners (uncredited) |
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Masao Oda as One of the villagers who teaches Narayama's manners (uncredited) |
| Writing | Shichirō Fukazawa | Novel |
| Sound | Shûzô Horikawa | Sound Mixer |
| Directing | Keisuke Kinoshita | Director |
| Sound | Hisao Ōno | Sound Recordist |
| Art | Chiyoo Umeda | Art Direction |
| Camera | Hiroshi Kusuda | Director of Photography |
| Art | Mototsugu Komaki | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Toshikazu Sugiyama | Costume Design |
| Art | Genzô Furumiya | Set Designer |
| Production | Masaharu Kokaji | Producer |
| Editing | Yoshi Sugihara | Editor |
| Sound | Matsunosuke Nozawa | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Yoshikazu Ōtsuki | Assistant Director |
| Production | Ryuzo Otani | Producer |
| Art | Kisaku Ito | Production Design |
| Writing | Keisuke Kinoshita | Screenplay |
| Sound | Hideo Nishizaki | Sound Assistant |
| Sound | Kineya Rokuzaemon XIV | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Ishun Endō | Music Consultant |
