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The Ballad of Narayama
In Kabuki style, the film tells the story of a mountain village at which the scarcity of food leads to some socially-enforced although voluntary policy by which relatives carry family members up Narayama mountain to die. Granny Orin is approaching 70. Her son Tatsuhei cannot tolerate losing his mother as she arranges his marriage to a widow his era. Her grandson Kesa, who's girl friend is happy to see Orin die. Around them, a group of thieves are dealt with severely, along with an older man 70, whose kid has cast him out, scrounges for food. Can Orin's adoring and ennoble and soul teach her loved ones?
Released: 1958-06-01
Genre:
Drama