STORY
It is based on the story of The Ballad of Narayama updated to the present day, with the substitution of putting a parent into an old people's home for the abandonment of the original. The film won the Golden St. George and the FIPRESCI Prize at the 21st Moscow International Film Festival.
CAST & CREW
- Rentaro Mikuni
- Shinobu Ôtake
- Naoko Ohtani
- Akira Emoto
- Yoshiko Miyazaki
Cast
- Kaneto Shindō
Director
INFORMATION
- Kindai Eiga Kyokai
Production Companies
- Japan
Production Countries
LANGUAGES
- Japanese