The Ballad of Narayama (1983)
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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.
- Released: 1983-04-29
- Genres: Drama
- Runtime: 2h 10m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 7.5/10 from 212 votes
Directed by Shōhei Imamura.
Top cast
- Ken Ogata as Tatsuhei
- Sumiko Sakamoto as Orin
- Tonpei Hidari as Risuke
- Aki Takejo as Tamayan
- Shoichi Ozawa as Katsuzô
- Fujio Tokita as Jinsaku
- Sanshō Shinsui as Zeniya Tadayan
- Seiji Kurasaki as Kesakichi
- Junko Takada as Matsuyan
- Mitsuko Baisho as Oei
Where to watch The Ballad of Narayama
- United States: stream on ARROW; watch free on Kanopy; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- United Kingdom: stream on Arrow Video Amazon Channel, ARROW; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Canada: stream on ARROW; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
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