The Ballad of Narayama
楢山節考by Shōhei Imamura2h101983Japan
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In a poor 19th century rural Japanese village, everyone who reaches the age of 70 has to climb a nearby mountain to die. An old woman is getting close to the cut-off age, and we follow her last days with her family.
Credits
- Distributor : La Rabbia
- Production Compagny : Toei Co Ltd
- Original Music : Shinichiro Ikebe
- Producer : Jiro Tomoda, Gorô Kusakabe
- Photo Director : Shigeru Komatsubara, Hiroshi Kanazawa, Masao Tochizawa
- Set Decoration : Gorô Kusakabe
- Director : Shōhei Imamura
- Scenario : Shōhei Imamura
Technical details
- Printed format : 35 mm
- Sound mix : Stéréo 2.0
- Year of production : 1983
- French release date : 11 August 1983
- Category : Feature film
- Color : Colors
- Language : Japanese