
The Ballad of Narayama
Drama
Overview
In a remote village where food is scarce, elders who reach the age of 70 are carried by their children to the top of a nearby mountain to die in solitude. Orin, a vibrant 69-year-old grandmother, has accepted her fate — but struggles to prepare the rest of her family for the ritual.
Top Cast


Kinuyo Tanaka
Kinuyo Tanaka
Orin
Kinuyo Tanaka
Orin


Teiji Takahashi
Teiji Takahashi
Tatsuhei
Teiji Takahashi
Tatsuhei


Yūko Mochizuki
Yūko Mochizuki
Tamayan
Yūko Mochizuki
Tamayan


Seiji Miyaguchi
Seiji Miyaguchi
Matayan
Seiji Miyaguchi
Matayan


Yūnosuke Itō
Yūnosuke Itō
Matayan's son
Yūnosuke Itō
Matayan's son
Ken Mitsuda
Ken Mitsuda
Teruyan
Ken Mitsuda
Teruyan


Danko Ichikawa
Danko Ichikawa
Kesakichi
Danko Ichikawa
Kesakichi
Keiko Ogasawara
Keiko Ogasawara
Matsu-yan
Keiko Ogasawara
Matsu-yan


Eijirō Tōno
Eijirō Tōno
Messenger
Eijirō Tōno
Messenger


Kō Nishimura
Kō Nishimura
One of the villagers who Teaches Narayama's Manners (uncredited)
Kō Nishimura
One of the villagers who Teaches Narayama's Manners (uncredited)
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