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 he/she 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.
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Keisuke Kinoshita's multi-award-winning classic is a meditative tale of love and humanity that explores traditional Japanese cultural values. The film recounts the ancient custom of younger inhabitants in a remote mountain village, who are obliged to shepherd those over the age of 70 to the top of Mount Narayama to await their death. One such elder attempts to sort out the lives of her three children before she fulfills her duty to the village.
Based on the novel by Shichiro Fukazawa, BALLAD OF NARAYAMA retells the ancient custom of the youth of a remote mountain village being charged with the task of driving those over the age of seventy to the top of Mount Narayama where they will await their death.
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