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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.
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“With my mother on my back, now is the time to say goodbye to this world.”
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THE BALLAD OF NARAYAMA (1958) Trailer | Director: Keisuke Kinoshita
The Ballad of Narayama - Trailer
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- Jun 1, 1958
- 1h 38m
- Japanese
- Keisuke Kinoshita
- Shichirō Fukazawa, Keisuke Kinoshita
- Released
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