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'.
Birthday: Sun, Nov 28 1909 –
Died: Mon, Mar 21 1977
Portrait of Teiji TakahashiTeiji Takahashi. Teiji Takahashi was 31 in The Ballad of Narayama as 'Tatsuhei'.
Birthday: Wed, Oct 20 1926 –
Died: Tue, Nov 03 1959
Portrait of Yūko MochizukiYūko Mochizuki. Yūko Mochizuki was 41 in The Ballad of Narayama as 'Tamayan'.
Birthday: Sun, Jan 28 1917 –
Died: Thu, Dec 01 1977
Portrait of Seiji MiyaguchiSeiji Miyaguchi. Seiji Miyaguchi was 44 in The Ballad of Narayama as 'Matayan'.
Birthday: Fri, Nov 14 1913 –
Died: Fri, Apr 12 1985
Portrait of Yūnosuke ItōYūnosuke Itō. Yūnosuke Itō was 38 in The Ballad of Narayama as 'Matayan's son'.
Birthday: Sun, Aug 03 1919 –
Died: Tue, Mar 11 1980
Portrait of Ken MitsudaKen Mitsuda. Ken Mitsuda was 56 in The Ballad of Narayama as 'Teruyan'.
Birthday: Tue, Apr 29 1902 –
Died: Fri, Nov 28 1997
Portrait of Danko IchikawaDanko Ichikawa. Danko Ichikawa was >> in The Ballad of Narayama as 'Kesakichi'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Keiko OgasawaraKeiko Ogasawara. Keiko Ogasawara was >> in The Ballad of Narayama as 'Matsu-yan'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Eijirō TōnoEijirō Tōno. Eijirō Tōno was 50 in The Ballad of Narayama as 'Messenger'.
Birthday: Tue, Sep 17 1907 –
Died: 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)'.
Birthday: Thu, Jan 25 1923 –
Died: Tue, Apr 29 1997
Portrait of Katsuyuki HattoriKatsuyuki Hattori. Katsuyuki Hattori was >> in The Ballad of Narayama as 'Tatsuhei's son (uncredited)'.
Birthday: 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)'.
Birthday: Sat, Mar 09 1901 –
Died: 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)'.
Birthday: Tue, Jan 07 1908 –
Died: Thu, Aug 30 1973

Crew

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