The Ballad of Narayama

The Ballad of Narayama
7.5

The Ballad of Narayama

Produced by:

Genre:

Directed by: Shōhei Imamura

Overview

In a small village in a valley everyone who reaches the age of 70 must leave the village and go to a certain mountain top to die. If anyone should refuse they would disgrace their family. Old Orin is 69. This winter it is her turn to go to the mountain. But first she must make sure that her eldest son Tatsuhei finds a wife.

Review (1)

  • badelf (Rated: 10)

    The short review is "life's a bitch, then you die" LOL, that doesn't do this absolutely brilliant film any justice, though.

    Imamura has crafted a rather sardonic, brutally honest mirror of humans. Like humans, it is both hard to watch, and simultaneously invokes emapthy. Few directors every achie...

Casts & Credits

Share to

or

Recommendation & Similar

Login Required!

Hey there! Looks like you're trying to use a feature that requires login.

By signing in, you can rate movies and TV shows, add your favorite titles to your collection, and build your own watchlist to keep track of what you want to watch next.

Don't miss out! sign in now and make the most of 321movies!