
A contemporary adaptation of The Ballad of Narayama, the story is shifted to modern times, replacing the original practice of abandoning elders with the decision to place a parent in a nursing home. The film examines familial duty and societal neglect, and it won both the Golden St. George and the FIPRESCI Prize at the 21st Moscow International Film Festival.
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Akira Emoto
Doctor

Moeko Ezawa

Masayuki Shionoya

Shinobu Ôtake
Tokuko

Rinko Kikuchi

Masahiko Tsugawa
Village chief

Yoshiko Miyazaki
Tomoko

Nao Ômori

Naomasa Musaka

Akaji Maro

Bokuzo Masana

Chōei Takahashi

Tokuko Watanabe
Village chief's lover

Manabu Muraji

Rentaro Mikuni
Yasukichi

Yuriko Hirooka

Naoko Ohtani
Yasukichi's lover

Hiromi Nakazato

Eimei Esumi
Villager

Hideko Yoshida
Old woman at village

Ai Toyama

Yôko Nakajima

Fujio Suga

Hideo Kanze
Director of a hospital

Hisako Hara

Shun Ueda

Aya Mizuno

Ei Hamura

Masaru Baba

Hitoshi Kusanagi

Yasumi Maezawa

Rei Natsume

Kikuma Shimoiizaka
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