Only Time Could Change the Cruelty of Tradition… Only Their Love Could Survive It…

The Ballad of Narayama

★ 7.5(207 votes)Apr 29, 19832h 10m

Overview

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.

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Director

Shōhei Imamura

Status

Released

Language

Japanese