The Ballad of Narayama
"With my mother on my back, now is the time to say goodbye to this world."
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.
| Release Date | June 1, 1958 | |
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| Status | Released | |
| Original Title | 楢山節考 | |
| Runtime | 1h 38min | |
| Budget | — | |
| Revenue | — | |
| Language | Japanese | |
| Original Language | Japanese | |
| Production Countries | Japan | |
| Production Companies | Shochiku | |