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The Ballad of Narayama

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Release date: June 01, 1958
Duration: 98 minutes
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Overview

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.

Starring

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Teiji Takahashi
Tatsuhei
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Yūko Mochizuki
Tamayan
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Seiji Miyaguchi
Matayan
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Yūnosuke Itō
Matayan's son