The Ballad of Narayama (1958)
- Original title
- 楢山節考
- Directed by
- Keisuke Kinoshita
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- Rating
- 7.5 of 10 from 90 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
In a poor Japanese village long ago, custom forces families to abandon their elders on a mountain when they turn 70. An old woman prepares for her own journey to the mountain, while her son struggles with the tradition and his love for his mother.
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What happens
The Ballad of Narayama (Japanese: 楢山節考, Hepburn: Narayama bushikō) is a 1958 Japanese historical drama film directed by Keisuke Kinoshita. It is based on the 1956 novella of the same name by Shichirō Fukazawa. The film explores the legendary practice of ubasute, in which elderly people were carried to a mountain and abandoned to die. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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