The Ballad of Narayama

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.

Principal Cast

Ken Ogata

Tatsuhei

SU

Sumiko Sakamoto

Orin

Tonpei Hidari

Risuke

Aki Takejo

Tamayan

Shoichi Ozawa

Katsuzô

Fujio Tokita

Jinsaku

Sanshō Shinsui

Zeniya Tadayan

Seiji Kurasaki

Kesakichi

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