The Ballad of Narayama
1958
7.5 (92)
1 hr 38 min
With my mother on my back, now is the time to say goodbye to this world.
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.
Top Cast
Kinuyo Tanaka as Orin
Teiji Takahashi as Tatsuhei
Yūko Mochizuki as Tamayan
Seiji Miyaguchi as Matayan
Yūnosuke Itō as Matayan's son
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