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The Ballad of NarayamaFollow

1983 • NR • 2h 10m • Drama, Family, Mystery • Kino International

Only Time Could Change the Cruelty of Tradition… Only Their Love Could Survive It…

🍅 94% 88% IMDb 7.8

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Directed byShōhei Imamura ScreenplayShōhei Imamura Produced byJirô Tomoda CinematographyMasao Tochizawa MusicShinichiro Ikebe Prod. DesignGorô Kusakabe StarringKen Ogata, Sumiko Sakamoto, Tonpei Hidari, Aki Takejo, Shoichi Ozawa, Fujio Tokita StudioKino International

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