The Ballad of Narayama

In a small village in a valley everyone who reaches the age of 70 must leave the village and go to a certain mountain top to die. If anyone should refuse they would disgrace their family. Old Orin is 69. This winter it is her turn to go to the mountain. But first she must make sure that her eldest son Tatsuhei finds a wife.

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  Ken Ogata

  Tatsuhei
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  Tonpei Hidari

  Risuke
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  Aki Takejo

  Tamayan
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  Shoichi Ozawa

  Katsuzô
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  Fujio Tokita

  Jinsaku
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  Sanshō Shinsui

  Zeniya Tadayan
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  Seiji Kurasaki

  Kesakichi
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  Junko Takada

  Matsuyan
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  Mitsuko Baisho

  Oei
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  Taiji Tonoyama

  Teruyan