The Ballad of Narayama
(1983)
7.8
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Only Time Could Change the Cruelty of Tradition… Only Their Love Could Survive It…
Country
Japan
Original language
Japanese
Runtime
2h 10min
Premiere
1983-04-29
MPAA rating
Not Rated
Director
shōhei-imamura
Cinematography
Masao Tochizawa
Editor
Toshihiko Kojima
Producers
Jirô Tomoda
Production
Toei Company
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IMDb
7.8
RT
93
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All cast & crew
Ken Ogata
Tatsuhei
Sumiko Sakamoto
Orin
Tonpei Hidari
Risuke
Aki Takejo
Tamayan
Shoichi Ozawa
Katsuzô
Fujio Tokita
Jinsaku
Seiji Kurasaki
Kesakichi
Cinematography
Masao TochizawaEditor
Toshihiko KojimaProducers
Jirô TomodaPhotos
Our review
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.
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The Ballad of Narayama has an IMDb rating of 7.8/10 from 9,789 votes.
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How long is The Ballad of Narayama?
The Ballad of Narayama has a runtime of 2h 10min (130 minutes).