The Ballad of Narayama (1958 film)
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| The Ballad of Narayama (Narayama Bushiko) |
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| Directed by | Keisuke Kinoshita |
| Produced by | Masaharu Kokaji, Ryuzo Otani |
| Written by | Shichirô Fukazawa (stories), Keisuke Kinoshita |
| Starring | Kinuyo Tanaka, Teiji Takahashi, Yûko Mochizuki |
| Music by | Chuji Kinoshita, Matsunosuke Nozawa |
| Cinematography | Hiroyuki Kusuda |
| Editing by | Yoshi Sugihara |
| Release date(s) | 1958 |
| Running time | 98 min. |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
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The Ballad of Narayama (楢山節考 Narayama Bushiko?) is a Japanese comedy drama film from 1958 by Keisuke Kinoshita. It is based on the book Men of Tohoku by Shichiro Fukuzawa.
The film takes place in a traditional Japanese village, with no particular reference to a time period (roughly 19th century). It is a timeless fable concerning moral lessons derived from the life of the main character Orin, an elderly woman, 69 years of age.
There is a 1983 remake of the film, directed by Shohei Imamura.
[edit] External links
- The Ballad of Narayama at the Internet Movie Database
- Brown, Keith Hennessey. Ballad of Narayama: Movie Review (English). www.eyeforfilm.co.uk. Retrieved on 2007-12-19.
- Megahey, Noel (2007-11-09). Ballad of Narayama: Movie Review (English). www.dvdtimes.co.uk. Retrieved on 2007-12-19.
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