楢山節考 (1958)

Name: 楢山節考
Genre: Drama
Released: 1958-06-01
Duration: 98 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Kinuyo Tanaka, Teiji Takahashi, Yūko Mochizuki, Seiji Miyaguchi, Yūnosuke Itō

With my mother on my back, now is the time to say goodbye to this world.

98 minDrama

TMDb7.5/1090 votes

Translated title: The Ballad of Narayama

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.

Country: Japan

Director: Keisuke Kinoshita