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The Ballad of Narayama
Directed by
Keisuke Kinoshita
Not Rated
1958
1h 38m
Drama
7.8
86%
88%
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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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Cast of The Ballad of Narayama
Kinuyo Tanaka
Orin
Teiji Takahashi
Tatsuhei
Yūko Mochizuki
Tamayan
Seiji Miyaguchi
Matayan
Yūnosuke Itō
Matayan's son
Ken Mitsuda
Teruyan
Danko Ichikawa
Kesakichi
Keiko Ogasawara
Matsu-yan
Eijirō Tōno
Messenger
Kō Nishimura
One of the villagers who Teaches Narayama's Manners (uncredited)
Katsuyuki Hattori
Tatsuhei's son (uncredited)
Tokuji Kobayashi
One of the villagers who teaches Narayama's manners (uncredited)
Masao Oda
One of the villagers who teaches Narayama's manners (uncredited)
Keisuke Kinoshita
Director / Writer
Ryuzo Otani
Producer
Masaharu Kokaji
Producer
The Ballad of Narayama Ratings & Reviews
Shin Nichibei/New Japanese American News
Hoshi Soffen
The pace is slow and in spots monotonous and repetitious. It could have been a few notches better with a few knots less.
Scene-Stealers.com
Eric Melin
Modern audiences may find it difficult to adjust to its laconic pace, but it is a stirring tale, full of dignity and sorrow, and worth checking out for sure.
Q Network Film Desk
James Kendrick
a striking experimental mixture of Japanese folklore, theatrical traditions, and stunning camerawork
Eye for Film
Keith H. Brown
It is unquestionably one of the most beautiful films I have seen, every shot is designed, composed, lit and photographed to perfection.
TV Guide
Criticized by some as too conservative, this version, while less powerfully dramatic than Imamura's, nevertheless finds its own, different level of resonance.
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
Dennis Schwartz
Kinoshita's use of color is spectacular.
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Phil Hall
Awesome Japanese classic.
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