Will to Live (1999)

It is based on the story of The Ballad of Narayama updated to the present day, with the substitution of putting a parent into an old people's home for the abandonment of the original. The film won the Golden St. George and the FIPRESCI Prize at the 21st Moscow International Film Festival.

Released

1999-01-15

Genres

Drama

Runtime

119 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Kaneto Shindō

TMDB rating

6.4/10 from 7 votes