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
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.
slow-burnsomberausteremeditativevisually stylizedresignedceremonialfolkloric
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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