The Ballad of Narayama
Shôhei Imamura
Ken Ogata, Sumiko Sakamoto, Tonpei Hidari, Aki Takejô
1983
Japan
Completed
English
2h 10m
Overview
In a poor 19th century rural Japanese village, everyone who reaches the age of 70 has to climb a nearby mountain to die. An elderly woman is reaching close to her cut-off age during her last days with her family.