In a small village in a valley everyone who reaches the age of 70 must leave the village and go to a certain mountain top to die. If anyone should refuse he or she would disgrace their family. Old Orin is 69. This winter it is her turn to go to the mountain. But first she must make sure that her eldest son Tatsuhei finds a wife.
The Ballad of Narayama is a journey that every fan of asian cinema should take at least once. The sheer quality and the amount of effort that must have gone into this movie is astounding. You can almost smell the wet autumn leafs as they fall. A most unique movie.
Genre: Drama
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