The Ballad of Narayama (1983)

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.

Released

1983-04-29

Genres

Drama

Runtime

130 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Shōhei Imamura, Shōhei Imamura

TMDB rating

7.5/10 from 213 votes