Poster of The Ballad of Narayama

The Ballad of Narayama

Plot: In Kabuki style, the film tells the story of a remote mountain village where the scarcity of food leads to a voluntary but socially-enforced policy in which relatives carry 70-year-old family members up Narayama mountain to die. Granny Orin is approaching 70, content to embrace her fate
Release Date: Sunday, June 1 1958
66 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Kinuyo TanakaKinuyo Tanaka
Kinuyo Tanaka was
48 in The Ballad of Narayama
as 'Orin'.
Sun, Nov 28 1909 –
Mon, Mar 21 1977
Portrait of Teiji TakahashiTeiji Takahashi
Teiji Takahashi was
31 in The Ballad of Narayama
as 'Tatsuhei'.
Wed, Oct 20 1926 –
Tue, Nov 03 1959
Portrait of Yūko MochizukiYūko Mochizuki
Yūko Mochizuki was
41 in The Ballad of Narayama
as 'Tamayan'.
Sun, Jan 28 1917 –
Thu, Dec 01 1977
Portrait of Seiji MiyaguchiSeiji Miyaguchi
Seiji Miyaguchi was
44 in The Ballad of Narayama
as 'Matayan'.
Fri, Nov 14 1913 –
Fri, Apr 12 1985
Portrait of Yūnosuke ItōYūnosuke Itō
Yūnosuke Itō was
38 in The Ballad of Narayama
as 'Matayan's son'.
Sun, Aug 03 1919 –
Tue, Mar 11 1980
Portrait of Ken MitsudaKen Mitsuda
Ken Mitsuda was
56 in The Ballad of Narayama
as 'Teruyan'.
Tue, Apr 29 1902 –
Fri, Nov 28 1997
Portrait of Danko IchikawaDanko Ichikawa
Danko Ichikawa was
>> in The Ballad of Narayama
as 'Kesakichi'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Keiko OgasawaraKeiko Ogasawara
Keiko Ogasawara was
>> in The Ballad of Narayama
as 'Matsu-yan'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Eijirō TōnoEijirō Tōno
Eijirō Tōno was
50 in The Ballad of Narayama
as 'Messenger'.
Tue, Sep 17 1907 –
Thu, Sep 08 1994
Portrait of Kō NishimuraKō Nishimura
Kō Nishimura was
35 in The Ballad of Narayama
as 'One of the villagers who Teaches Narayama's Manners (uncredited)'.
Thu, Jan 25 1923 –
Tue, Apr 29 1997
Portrait of Katsuyuki HattoriKatsuyuki Hattori
Katsuyuki Hattori was
>> in The Ballad of Narayama
as 'Tatsuhei's son (uncredited)'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Tokuji KobayashiTokuji Kobayashi
Tokuji Kobayashi was
57 in The Ballad of Narayama
as 'One of the villagers who teaches Narayama's manners (uncredited)'.
Sat, Mar 09 1901 –
Thu, Jun 11 1964
Portrait of Masao OdaMasao Oda
Masao Oda was
50 in The Ballad of Narayama
as 'One of the villagers who teaches Narayama's manners (uncredited)'.
Tue, Jan 07 1908 –
Thu, Aug 30 1973

Crew

Portrait of Keisuke KinoshitaKeisuke Kinoshita
Keisuke Kinoshita was
45 in The Ballad of Narayama
as 'Director, Writer'
Tue, Dec 03 1912 –
Wed, Dec 30 1998
Portrait of Hiroshi KusudaHiroshi Kusuda
Hiroshi Kusuda was
42 in The Ballad of Narayama
as 'Director of Photography'
Fri, Apr 14 1916 –
Sat, Sep 13 2008
Portrait of Yoshikazu ŌtsukiYoshikazu Ōtsuki
Yoshikazu Ōtsuki was
30 in The Ballad of Narayama
as 'Assistant Director'
Tue, Jul 26 1927 –
Fri, Dec 16 2011
Portrait of Masaharu KokajiMasaharu Kokaji
Masaharu Kokaji was
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as 'Producer'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Ryuzo OtaniRyuzo Otani
Ryuzo Otani was
>> in The Ballad of Narayama
as 'Producer'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Yoshi SugiharaYoshi Sugihara
Yoshi Sugihara was
>> in The Ballad of Narayama
as 'Editor'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Chūji KinoshitaChūji Kinoshita
Chūji Kinoshita was
42 in The Ballad of Narayama
as 'Original Music Composer'
Sun, Apr 09 1916 –
Mon, Apr 30 2018
Portrait of Matsunosuke NozawaMatsunosuke Nozawa
Matsunosuke Nozawa was
>> in The Ballad of Narayama
as 'Original Music Composer'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Shichirō FukazawaShichirō Fukazawa
Shichirō Fukazawa was
44 in The Ballad of Narayama
as 'Novel'
Thu, Jan 29 1914 –
Tue, Aug 18 1987
Portrait of Kisaku ItoKisaku Ito
Kisaku Ito was
58 in The Ballad of Narayama
as 'Production Design'
Tue, Aug 01 1899 –
Fri, Mar 31 1967
Portrait of Hideo NishizakiHideo Nishizaki
Hideo Nishizaki was
>> in The Ballad of Narayama
as 'Sound Recordist'
Unknown Birthday –
Mon, Feb 21 2000
Portrait of Toshikazu SugiyamaToshikazu Sugiyama
Toshikazu Sugiyama was
>> in The Ballad of Narayama
as 'Costume Design'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Chiyoo UmedaChiyoo Umeda
Chiyoo Umeda was
>> in The Ballad of Narayama
as 'Art Direction'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Shûzô HorikawaShûzô Horikawa
Shûzô Horikawa was
>> in The Ballad of Narayama
as 'Sound Mixer'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Hisao ŌnoHisao Ōno
Hisao Ōno was
>> in The Ballad of Narayama
as 'Sound Recordist'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Mototsugu KomakiMototsugu Komaki
Mototsugu Komaki was
>> in The Ballad of Narayama
as 'Set Decoration'
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Genzô FurumiyaGenzô Furumiya
Genzô Furumiya was
>> in The Ballad of Narayama
as 'Set Designer'
Unknown Birthday