The Ballad of Narayama (1958)The Criterion Collection(2013)
Blu-ray · Boutique (Full Art) · Special Edition
This is the 2013 The Criterion Collection Blu-ray Boutique (Full Art) edition of The Ballad of Narayama (1958), “Special Edition”, with barcode 715515102513.
1h 38m715515102513
Edition facts
- Format
- Blu-ray
- Distributor
- The Criterion Collection
- Case type
- Boutique (Full Art)
- Release year
- 2013
- UPC
- 715515102513
- Edition
- Special Edition
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
About the film
In a remote village where food is scarce, elders who reach the age of 70 are carried by their children to the top of a nearby mountain to die in solitude. Orin, a vibrant 69-year-old grandmother, has accepted her fate — but struggles to prepare the rest of her family for the ritual.
Cast: Kinuyo Tanaka, Teiji Takahashi, Yūko Mochizuki
Production: Shochiku