The Ballad of Narayama

The Ballad of Narayama (1983)

Released: 1983-04-29 Duration: 2hr 10min
Genres: Drama
Rating 7.5
Only Time Could Change the Cruelty of Tradition… Only Their Love Could Survive It…

Overview

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.

Production Companies

Toei Company
Toei Company

Additional Info

Budget $0.00
Revenue $0.00
Original Language ja
Popularity 14.699

Directed By

Shōhei Imamura

Crew

Screenplay
Shōhei Imamura
Director
Shōhei Imamura
Hairstylist
Tomoe Ookawa
Makeup Artist
Seiko Igawa
Hairstylist
Zenichirô Ishikawa
Set Decoration
Senki Nakamura
Set Decoration
Mitsuto Washizawa
Special Effects
Yoshio Kojima
Assistant Sound Editor
Tatsuo Tsukamoto
Assistant Sound Editor
Toshio Nakano
Key Hair Stylist
Takeshi Matsuo
Assistant Director
Shunsaku Ikehata
Assistant Director
Kunio Takeshige
Key Hair Stylist
Yōichi Mitsuoka
Assistant Director
Nobuaki Murooka
Production Design
Gorô Kusakabe
Assistant Director
Takashi Tsukinoki
Director of Photography
Shigeru Komatsubara
Costume Design
Kyoto Isho
Director of Photography
Masao Tochizawa
Art Direction
Tadataka Yoshino
Art Direction
Hisao Inagaki
Producer
Jirô Tomoda
Director of Photography
Hiroshi Kanazawa
Original Music Composer
Shinichirô Ikebe

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