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Will to Live (1999)
119 min | Drama

Will to Live (1999)

119 min | Drama

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.

Director

Kaneto Shindô

Writer

Kaneto Shindô

Composer

Hikaru Hayashi

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Edit Released

Updated Jan 15, 1999

Release date

Jan 15, 1999 (Japan)

Awards

3 wins

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Cast	+ Add Cast
36 cast members

Name	Known for
Rentarô Mikuni Yasukichi Yamamoto Yasukichi Yamamoto See fewer	Harakiri (1962)
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Yoshiko Miyazaki Tomoko Tomoko See fewer	Ran (1985)
Chôei Takahashi Stuck-up Man Stuck-up Man See fewer	Tampopo (1985)
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Yuriko Hirooka Sachiko Yamamoto Sachiko Yamamoto See fewer	Audition (1999)
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Ou Tsuyama Akemi Torizu Akemi Torizu See fewer	Will to Live (1999)
Nao Ômori University Student University Student See fewer	Ichi the Killer (2001)
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Hisako Hara Cute Old Lady Cute Old Lady See fewer	Eight Hours of Terror (1957)
Moeko Ezawa Hospital Bailiff Hospital Bailiff See fewer	Great Edo: Secret Story of a Female Doctor in Trouble (1975)
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Yasumi Maezawa Workshop Supervisor Workshop Supervisor See fewer	Ultraman Dyna (1997)
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Tôru Watanabe Delivery Man Delivery Man See fewer	Hideyoshi (1996)
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Ei Hamura Ushi Ushi See fewer	Gosei Sentai Dairanger (1993)
Hiromi Onoe Okichi (as Hiromi Nakazato) Okichi (as Hiromi Nakazato) See fewer	Will to Live (1999)
Masahiko Tsugawa Village Chief Village Chief See fewer	A Taxing Woman (1987)
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Eimei Esumi Villager Villager See fewer	Gate of Flesh (1964)
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