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29 April 1983 (Japan) moreTagline:
Only time could change the cruelty of tradition ... only their Love could survive it ... morePlot:
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... more | add synopsisAwards:
9 wins & 8 nominations moreUser Comments:
Tough stuff but asks the basic questions moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Ken Ogata | ... | Tatsuhei | |
| Sumiko Sakamoto | ... | Orin | |
| Tonpei Hidari | ... | Risuke | |
| Aki Takejo | ... | Tamayan (as Aki Takejô) | |
| Shoichi Ozawa | ... | Katsuzô (as Shôichi Ozawa) | |
| Fujio Tokita | ... | Jinsaku | |
| Sanshô Shinsui | ... | Zeniya no Tadayan | |
| Seiji Kurasaki | ... | Kesakichi | |
| Junko Takada | ... | Matsuyan | |
| Mitsuko Baisho | ... | Oei (as Mitsuko Baishô) | |
| Taiji Tonoyama | ... | Teruyan | |
| Casey Takamine | ... | Arayashiki (as Kêshi Takamine) | |
| Nenji Kobayashi | ... | Tsune | |
| Nijiko Kiyokawa | ... | Okane | |
| Akio Yokoyama | ... | Amaya |
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Oya wo nemurasu komori uta moreFAQ
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I was a little surprised by a few of the negative comments below since I don't consider this film to be at all slow or dull. Many foreign and Asian films (Tsai Ming-Liang, Apitchatpong Weerasethakul, Hou Hsiao-Hsien for example)are far more grueling and slow whereas this film is loaded with narrative events, humor, eroticism (of various sorts, not all involving contact between humans and other humans)and a profound meditation on community, responsibility and mortality. If one finds this slow then I'd imagine most foreign films besides Amelie would be off-limits. I have rarely seen a film that forces one to confront such disturbing yet important subjects. In this village where scarcity forces all over 70 to be taken to Narayama mountain to die, a 69 year old woman who is still energetic and capable must settle her son's affairs before taking her final journey. Pondering how one would live in a place where for years one would know that at 70 this would happen is one key question. Further, what are the final things one must do before dying. Finally, the film makes us confront the literal truth of bodily decay and corruption in the scenes at Narayama Mountain.