The Ballad of Narayama (1983)

Name: The Ballad of Narayama
Director: 今村昌平 Shohei Imamura
Released: 1983

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StatusFull movie
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
GenreDrama Family
Director今村昌平 Shohei Imamura
Cast绪形拳 Ken Ogata ....辰平 Tatsuhei 坂本澄子 Sumiko Sakamoto ....阿玲婆 Orin Tatsuhei's mother 秋竹城 Takejo Aki ....Tamayan Tatsuhei's wife
Released1983-04-29(Japan)
Runtime131 Mins
Douban9.0
Updated2026-08-07
Also known asThe Ballad of Narayama

Synopsis

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.