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Where to Watch The Ballad of Narayama (1958) in the US
- 1958
- Not Rated
- 1h 38m
- 7.8IMDb
- 86%Rotten Tomatoes
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What it's about
In Kabuki style, the film tells the story of a remote mountain village where the scarcity of food leads to a voluntary but socially-enforced policy in which relatives carry 70-year-old family members up Narayama mountain to die. Granny Orin is approaching 70, content to embrace her fate. Her widowed son Tatsuhei cannot bear losing his mother, even as she arranges his marriage to a widow his age. Her grandson Kesa, who's girlfriend is pregnant, is selfishly happy to see Orin die. Around them, a family of thieves are dealt with severely, and an old man, past 70, whose son has cast him out, scrounges for food. Will Orin's loving and accepting spirit teach and ennoble her family?
Cast and crew
- Director
- Keisuke Kinoshita
- Starring
- Kinuyo Tanaka, Teiji Takahashi, Yûko Mochizuki
Details
- Release date
- Jun 19, 1961
- Language
- Japanese
- Country
- Japan
- Awards
- 6 wins & 1 nomination total
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- Where to watch The Ballad of Narayama in the United States?
- The Ballad of Narayama is available with a subscription, to rent, to buy, or on disc in the United States. Watch the movie with a subscription on The Criterion Channel (HD). Rent the movie on Amazon Video, Apple TV, and Fandango at Home. Buy the movie on Amazon Video, Apple TV, and Fandango at Home. Buy the movie on disc on Amazon DVD / Blu-ray and Barnes & Noble.
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- Watch the movie with a subscription on The Criterion Channel (HD). Rent the movie on Amazon Video, Apple TV, and Fandango at Home. Buy the movie on Amazon Video, Apple TV, and Fandango at Home.
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