
Also known as Ballad of Narayama, Narayama-bushi Kō
1958 film by Keisuke Kinoshita
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.
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7.8/10
4,055 votes
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86%
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