Kinuyo Tanaka
Orin
The Ballad of Narayama
“With my mother on my back, now is the time to say goodbye to this world.”
1958
1h 38m
Director: Keisuke Kinoshita
Writer: Keisuke Kinoshita
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.
Cast
13 people
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