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 3.588

Directed By

Shōhei Imamura

Crew

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

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