Movie Description
楢山節考
(1958)Overview
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?
Featured Crew
Cast
Orin
Tatsuhei
Tamayan
Matayan
Matayan's son
Teruyan
Kesakichi
Matsu-yan
Messenger
One of the villagers who Teaches Narayama's Manners (uncredited)
Tatsuhei's son (uncredited)
One of the villagers who teaches Narayama's manners (uncredited)
One of the villagers who teaches Narayama's manners (uncredited)
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Facts
Original Title楢山節考
Status Released
Release Information
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1958-06-01
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 01h 38m
Production CompaniesShochiku
Genres
- Drama
