Ballad of Narayama, The

Life in a small, impoverished village where custom holds that an individual, upon reaching the age of 70, must be abandoned on the top of Mount Narayama.

Directed by
Shohei Imamura

Cast
Ken Ogata - Tatsuhei
Sumiko Sakamoto - Orinyan
Tonpei Hidari - Risuke
Takejo Aki - Tama-yan
Shoichi Ozawa - Shozo
Mitsuaki Fukamizu - Tada-yan
Seiji Kurasaki - Kesakichi
Junko Takada - Matsu-yan
Mitsuko Baisho - Oei

Production Co.
Imamura Productions
Toei Company Ltd

Produced by
Jiro Tomoda
Goro Kusakabe

Studio
Toei Company Ltd

Writer
Shohei Imamura
Shichiro Fukasawa

Music
Shin'Ichiro Ikebe