Will to Live (1999)
Released:
1999-01-15
Duration:
1hr 59min
Genres:
Drama
Rating 6.3
Overview
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.
Production Companies
Kindai Eiga Kyokai
Additional Info
Budget | $0.00 |
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Revenue | $0.00 |
Original Language | ja |
Popularity | 3.532 |
Directed By
Kaneto Shindō
Crew
Writer
Kaneto Shindō
Kaneto Shindō
Director
Kaneto Shindō
Kaneto Shindō
Editor
Yukio Watanabe
Yukio Watanabe
Director of Photography
Yoshiyuki Miyake
Yoshiyuki Miyake
Original Music Composer
Hikaru Hayashi
Hikaru Hayashi
Producer
Jirô Shindô
Jirô Shindô
TOP CAST
Rentaro Mikuni
Yasukichi
Shinobu Ôtake
Tokuko
Naoko Ohtani
Yasukichi's lover
Akira Emoto
Doctor
Yoshiko Miyazaki
Tomoko
Hideo Kanze
Director of a hospital
Hideko Yoshida
Old woman at village
Masahiko Tsugawa
Village chief
Tokuko Watanabe
Village chief's lover
Eimei Esumi
Villager