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  • The Ballad of Narayama (1958)
  • Not Rated
    98 min | Drama
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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Updated Jun 1, 1958

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Jun 19, 1961 (United States)

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13 cast members
Name Known for
Teiji Takahashi
Tatsuhei Tatsuhei   See fewer
Yûko Mochizuki
Tamayan Tamayan   See fewer
Danko Ichikawa
Kesakichi Kesakichi   See fewer
Seiji Miyaguchi
Mata-yan Mata-yan   See fewer
Keiko Ogasawara
Matsu-yan Matsu-yan   See fewer
Yûnosuke Itô
Matayan's son Matayan's son   See fewer
Eijirô Tôno
Messenger Messenger   See fewer
Ken Mitsuda
Teruyan Teruyan   See fewer
Katsuyuki Hattori
Tatsuhei's son (uncredited) Tatsuhei's son (uncredited)   See fewer
Tokuji Kobayashi
One of the villagers who teaches Narayama's manners (uncredited) One of the villagers who teaches Narayama's manners (uncredited)   See fewer
Kô Nishimura
One of the villagers who Teaches Narayama's Manners (uncredited) One of the villagers who Teaches Narayama's Manners (uncredited)   See fewer
Masao Oda
One of the villagers who teaches Narayama's manners (uncredited) One of the villagers who teaches Narayama's manners (uncredited)   See fewer
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