The Ballad of Narayama
1958, drama
98 minutes
In Kabuki style, the film tells the story of a remote mountain village where the scarcity of food leads to a voluntary but socially-enforced policy in which relatives carry 70-year-old family members up Narayama mountain to die. Granny Orin is...
Cast
Orin
Tatsuhei
Tamayan
Matayan
Matayan's son
Teruyan
Kesakichi
Matsu-yan
Messenger
One of the villagers who Teaches Narayama's Manners (uncredited)
Tatsuhei's son (uncredited)
One of the villagers who teaches Narayama's manners (uncredited)
One of the villagers who teaches Narayama's manners (uncredited)
Crew
Art
Art direction
Production design
Set decoration
Set designer
Camera
Costume and make-up
Costume design
Directing
Director
Editing
Editor
Production
Producer
Producer
Sound
Original music composer
Original music composer
Sound recordist
Sound recordist
Writing
Writer
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