The Ballad of Narayama
(1984)Narayama Bushiko
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Stricken by famine, the residents of a 19th-century Japanese village decide to banish its elderly population to the top of Mt. Narayama, where they will be left to die. One year shy of her exile, the 69-year-old Orin (Sumiko Sakamoto) must settle some old scores. But her top priority is finding a wife for her eldest son (Ken Ogata). Director Shohei Imamura's multilayered lyrical drama won the Palme d'Or at the 1983 Cannes Film Festival.
Starring: Ken Ogata, Sumiko Sakamoto
Director: Shohei Imamura Genre: Foreign Format: DVD Language: Japanese Subtitles: English  Not rated. This movie has not been rated by the MPAA.
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