The Ballad of Narayama
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.
Genre: Drama
Cast: Ken Ogata, Sumiko Sakamoto, Tonpei Hidari, Aki Takejo, Shoichi Ozawa, Fujio Tokita, Sanshô Shinsui, Seiji Kurasaki, Junko Takada, Taiji Tonoyama, Casey Takamine, Nenji Kobayashi, Nijiko Kiyokawa
Crew: Shōhei Imamura (Director), Shōhei Imamura (Screenplay), Shichirō Fukazawa (Novel), Shinichirô Ikebe (Original Music Composer), Jirô Tomoda (Producer)