On the shelf
The Ballad of Narayama
1958Age guide: 12+
Where to watch
- United StatesCriterion Channel
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Checked 11 Nov 2026 · Data: JustWatch
See it on the shelfIn a remote village where food is scarce, elders who reach the age of 70 are carried by their children to the top of a nearby mountain to die in solitude.…
★ 7.6/10 · 94 TMDB audience ratings
Starring
Kinuyo TanakaOrin
Teiji TakahashiTatsuhei
Yūko MochizukiTamayan
Seiji MiyaguchiMatayan
Yūnosuke ItōMatayan's son- Ken MitsudaTeruyan
Danko IchikawaKesakichi- Keiko OgasawaraMatsu-yan
