The Ballad of Narayama(楢山節考)
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Japan · 1983
Rated PG · 2h 10m
Director Shōhei Imamura
Starring Ken Ogata, Sumiko Sakamoto, Tonpei Hidari, Aki Takejo
Genre Drama
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In a small village, 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, and it is her turn to go to the mountain. But first, she must make sure that her eldest son finds a wife.
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