Movie·1983·130 min

The Ballad of Narayama

Name: The Ballad of Narayama
Genre: Drama
Released: 1983-04-29
Duration: 130 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Ken Ogata, Sumiko Sakamoto, Tonpei Hidari, Aki Takejo, Shoichi Ozawa

The Ballad of Narayama streams in the US on ARROW and Kanopy, as of October 5, 2026.

Only Time Could Change the Cruelty of Tradition… Only Their Love Could Survive It…

7.5 / 10 · TMDBTomatometer 94%Audience 88%IMDb 7.8Letterboxd 4.0

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Drama

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 they 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.

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