The Ballad of Narayama

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Average Rating

7.5

Based on 89 votes

Release Status

Released

01 Jun 1958

Runtime

01:38

98 minutes

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.

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese / 日本語

Drama

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