Narayama Bushiko (The Ballad of Narayama) (1983)

In a time not long past, the first law was . . . The Old Must Die

Thursday, April 17th 2008 @ 7:00 pm
Theory Seminar room, SB3 3.170a

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 he/she 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.





Directed by Shohei Imamura
Written by Shichirô Fukazawa & Shohei Imamura
Genre: Comedy / Drama

Country: Japan
Language: Japanese
Subtitles: English

Cast

	Ken Ogata	...	Tatsuhei
	Sumiko Sakamoto	...	Orin, Tatsuhei's mother
	Aki Takejo	...	Tamayan, Tatsuhei's wife
	Tonpei Hidari	...	Tatsuhei's brother
	Seiji Kurasaki	...	Kesakichi, older son
	Kaoru Shimamori	...	Tomekichi, younger son
	Ryutaro Tatsumi	...	Matayan, the old neighbor
	Junko Takada	...	Matsu
	Nijiko Kiyokawa	...	Okane
	Mitsuko Baisho	...	Oei
	Shoichi Ozawa	...	Katsuzo
	Sanshô Shinsui	...	Tadayan
	Norihei Miki	...	Old salt dealer
	Akio Yokoyama	...	Amaya
	Sachie Shimura	...	Amaya's wife

Movie Trailer


More informations: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084390/

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