The Ballad of Narayama (1958 film)
| The Ballad of Narayama (Narayama Bushiko) | |
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| Directed by | Keisuke Kinoshita |
| Written by | Shichirô Fukazawa (stories), Keisuke Kinoshita |
| Produced by | Masaharu Kokaji, Ryuzo Otani |
| Starring | Kinuyo Tanaka, Teiji Takahashi, Yûko Mochizuki |
| Cinematography | Hiroyuki Kusuda |
| Edited by | Yoshi Sugihara |
| Music by | Chuji Kinoshita, Matsunosuke Nozawa |
Release date | 1958 |
Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | Template:Film Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
The Ballad of Narayama (楢山節考, Narayama Bushiko) is a 1958 Japanese drama film directed by Keisuke Kinoshita. It is based on the book Men of Tohoku by Shichiro Fukuzawa. The film explores the practice of ubasute.
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.[citation needed]
There is a 1983 remake of the film, directed by Shohei Imamura.
The film discusses the philosophical theory of cultural relativism.[citation needed] The film was selected as the Japanese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 31st Academy Awards, but was not chosen as one of the five nominees.[1]
Cast
- Kinuyo Tanaka as Orin
- Teiji Takahashi as Tatsuhei
- Yûko Mochizuki as Tamayan
- Danko Ichikawa as Kesakichi
- Keiko Ogasawara as Matsu-yan
- Seiji Miyaguchi as Matayan
- Yûnosuke Itô as Matayan's son
- Ken Mitsuda as Teruyan
See also
- List of submissions to the 31st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Japanese submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
- ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
External links
- The Ballad of Narayama at IMDb
- The Ballad of Narayama
(Narayama Bushiko) at AllMovie - Brown, Keith Hennessey. "Ballad of Narayama: Movie Review". www.eyeforfilm.co.uk. Retrieved 2007-12-19.
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