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The Ballad of Narayama (1958)

June 1, 1958 (JP) Drama • 98m

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.

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Top Billed Cast

Yūnosuke Itō
Yūnosuke Itō

Matayan's son

Kō Nishimura
Kō Nishimura

One of the villagers who Teaches Narayama's Manners (uncredited)

Katsuyuki Hattori
Katsuyuki Hattori

Tatsuhei's son (uncredited)

Tokuji Kobayashi
Tokuji Kobayashi

One of the villagers who teaches Narayama's manners (uncredited)

Masao Oda
Masao Oda

One of the villagers who teaches Narayama's manners (uncredited)

Crew
Hisao Ōno
Hisao Ōno

Sound Recordist

Mototsugu Komaki
Mototsugu Komaki

Set Decoration

Matsunosuke Nozawa
Matsunosuke Nozawa

Original Music Composer

Chiyoo Umeda
Chiyoo Umeda

Art Direction

Hiroshi Kusuda
Hiroshi Kusuda

Director of Photography

Yoshikazu Ōtsuki
Yoshikazu Ōtsuki

Assistant Director

Toshikazu Sugiyama
Toshikazu Sugiyama

Costume Design

Genzô Furumiya
Genzô Furumiya

Set Designer

Kisaku Ito
Kisaku Ito

Production Design

Hideo Nishizaki
Hideo Nishizaki

Sound Assistant

Kineya Rokuzaemon XIV
Kineya Rokuzaemon XIV

Original Music Composer

Ishun Endō
Ishun Endō

Music Consultant



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Status

Released

Original Language

JA

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