The Ballad of Narayama (1958)

Name: The Ballad of Narayama
Genre: Drama
Released: 1958-06-01
Duration: 1 h 38 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Kinuyo Tanaka, Teiji Takahashi, Yūko Mochizuki, Seiji Miyaguchi, Yūnosuke Itō

"With my mother on my back, now is the time to say goodbye to this world."

⭐ 7.5 1j 38m 1958-06-01 Sutradara: Keisuke Kinoshita

Drama

Sinopsis

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.

Tags:

family relationships dying traditions social convention