The Ballad of Narayama

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The Ballad of Narayama
(Narayama Bushiko)
Directed by Keisuke Kinoshita
Produced by Masaharu Kokaji, Ryuzo Otani
Written by Shichirô Fukazawa (stories), Keisuke Kinoshita
Starring Kinuyo Tanaka, Teiji Takahashi, Yûko Mochizuki
Music by Chuji Kinoshita, Matsunosuke Nozawa
Cinematography Hiroyuki Kusuda
Editing by Yoshi Sugihara
Release date(s) 1958
Running time 98 min.
Country Japan
Language Japanese
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The Ballad of Narayama (Original title: 楢山節考:Narayama bushiko) is a Japanese film from 1958 by Keisuke Kinoshita. It is based on the book Men of Tohoku by Shichiro Fukuzawa.

The film takes place in a traditional Japanese village, with no particular reference to a time period (roughly 19th century). It is a timeless fable concerning moral lessons derived from the life of the main character Orin, an elderly woman, 69 years of age.

There is a 1983 remake of the film, directed by Shohei Imamura.

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