The Ballad of Narayama
Shohei Imamura / JP, 1983 / 130 min.
Ancient traditions are honoured in a mountain village in the north of Japan. Elderly villagers who reach the age of 70 are taken by their children to the top of a mountain and are left there to die. Shohei Imamura’s tale about the energetic Orin who prepares for his death won the Golden Palm at Cannes in 1983.
The 2K restoration was carried out by the Japanese production company Toei.
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Director
Shohei Imamura
Production year
1983
Country
JP
Original title
The Ballad of Narayama
Length
130 min.
Language
Japanese
Subtitles
ENG
Format
DCP
Part of
Japan Restored
The golden years of Japanese cinema, the 1950s, are brought to life in a programme featuring brand new 4K restorations of seven classics in an international tour organised by The Japan Foundation.
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