🎬 Drama

The Ballad of Narayama

"Only Time Could Change the Cruelty of Tradition… Only Their Love Could Survive It…"

⭐ 7.5/10 1983 2h 10m Dir. Shōhei Imamura

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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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7.5/10 204 votes

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Year
1983
Runtime
2h 10m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 7.5/10
Votes
204
Genre
Drama
Director
Language
JA

Cast

🎭 Drama 🎬 Shōhei Imamura 👤 Ken Ogata 👤 Sumiko Sakamoto 👤 Tonpei Hidari

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Questions about The Ballad of Narayama

The Ballad of Narayama has a runtime of 2h 10m (2 hours and 10 minutes).
The Ballad of Narayama was directed by Shōhei Imamura and released in 1983.
The Ballad of Narayama is a Drama film (1983).
The cast of The Ballad of Narayama includes Ken Ogata, Sumiko Sakamoto, Tonpei Hidari, Aki Takejo, Shoichi Ozawa.
The Ballad of Narayama has a TMDB rating of 7.5/10 based on 204 votes.

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