The Ballad of Narayama
1983 · directed by Shōhei Imamura
- Rating
- 88/100
- Hit
- yes
- Prestige lists
- Palme d'Or
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.
The Ballad of Narayama (1983), directed by Shōhei Imamura, rates 88/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.
Cast
- Ken Ogata
- Sumiko Sakamoto
- Tonpei Hidari
- Aki Takejo
- Shoichi Ozawa
- Fujio Tokita
- Sanshō Shinsui
- Seiji Kurasaki
- Junko Takada
- Mitsuko Baisho
Crew
- Masao Tochizawa — Director of Photography
- Fusako Matsumoto — Editor
- Hajime Okayasu — Editor
- Masahito Watanabe — Editor
- Toshihiko Kojima — Editor
- Yoshiko Onodera — Editor
- Shinichiro Ikebe — Original Music Composer
- Shōhei Imamura — Screenplay
More from Shōhei Imamura
- The Pornographers (1966) — 84/100 · hit
- Vengeance Is Mine (1979) — 83/100 · hit
- Black Rain (1989) — 81/100 · hit
- The Eel (1997) — 80/100 · hit
- The Insect Woman (1963) — 78/100
- Profound Desires of the Gods (1968) — 75/100
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