The Ballad of Narayama
1983In 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.
Acted in
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
Taiji Tonoyama
as Teruyan
Casey Takamine
as Arayashiki
Nenji Kobayashi
as Tsune
Nijiko Kiyokawa
as Okane
Akio Yokoyama
as Amaya
Mitsuko Baisho
as Oei
