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The Ballad of Narayama (1958)
Not Rated
98 min | Drama

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The Ballad of Narayama (1958)

Not Rated

98 min | Drama

A kabuki theatre-inflected story about a poor village whose people have to be carried to a nearby mountain to die once they get old.

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Director

Keisuke Kinoshita

Writers

Shichirô Fukazawa (stories) | Keisuke Kinoshita

Producers

Masaharu Kokaji | Ryuzo Otani

Composers

Chûji Kinoshita | Matsunosuke Nozawa

Cinematographer

Editor

Production Designer

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Edit Released

Updated Jun 1, 1958

Release date

Jun 19, 1961 (United States)

Awards

6 wins & 1 nomination

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Cast	+ Add Cast
19 cast members

Name	Known for
Kinuyo Tanaka Orin Orin See fewer	The Love of Sumako the Actress (1947)
Teiji Takahashi Tatsuhei Tatsuhei See fewer	Tokyo Twilight (1957)
Yûko Mochizuki Tamayan Tamayan See fewer	A Japanese Tragedy (1953)
Danko Ichikawa Kesakichi Kesakichi See fewer	Daredevil in the Castle (1961)
Seiji Miyaguchi Mata-yan Mata-yan See fewer	Seven Samurai (1954)
Yûnosuke Itô Matayan's son Matayan's son See fewer	Ikiru (1952)
Eijirô Tôno Messenger Messenger See fewer	Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
Ken Mitsuda Teruyan Teruyan See fewer	The Bad Sleep Well (1960)
Keiko Ogasawara Matsu-yan Matsu-yan See fewer	Abazure (1966)
Masao Oda Villager Villager See fewer	High and Low (1963)
Kô Nishimura Villager Villager See fewer	The Bad Sleep Well (1960)
Shôsuke Oni Ameya Ameya See fewer	One Way Ticket to Love (1960)
Nobuo Takagi Yakimatsu Yakimatsu See fewer	She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum (1955)
Tokuji Kobayashi Villager Villager See fewer	The Dancing Girl of Izu (1933)
Isao Suenaga Villager Villager See fewer	Pale Flower (1964)
Kazuko Motohashi Villager Villager See fewer	She Was Like a Wild Chrysanthemum (1955)
Kotohisa Satsukime Tatsuhei's son Tatsuhei's son See fewer	The Ballad of Narayama (1958)
Katsuyuki Hattori Tatsuhei's son Tatsuhei's son See fewer	The Snow Flurry (1959)
Heiji Yoshida Kuchijo actor Kuchijo actor See fewer	The Ballad of Narayama (1958)

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