The Ballad of Narayama

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:film
gptkbp:adaptation adapted into a stage play
gptkbp:art_style black-and-white
gptkbp:based_on novel by Shichirō Fukazawa
gptkbp:box_office successful in Japan
gptkbp:character gptkb:Shin
Yoshie
Kikue
Kikue's husband
Tōkichi
gptkbp:character_development Orin's journey
gptkbp:cinematography gptkb:Kōzō_Okazaki
gptkbp:country gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:critical_reception acclaimed by critics
gptkbp:cultural_impact influenced later films
gptkbp:cultural_significance depicts rural Japanese life
gptkbp:director Keisuke Kinoshita
gptkbp:editor gptkb:Kōsaku_Yamashita
gptkbp:filming_location gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:genre gptkb:drama
gptkbp:historical_context post-war Japan
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Ballad of Narayama
gptkbp:influenced Japanese cinema
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Japanese_folklore
gptkbp:inspiration traditional Japanese customs
gptkbp:language gptkb:Japanese
gptkbp:legacy considered a classic
gptkbp:main_character gptkb:Orin
gptkbp:music gptkb:Masanori_Takahashi
gptkbp:narrative_style linear storytelling
gptkbp:notable_awards gptkb:Best_Foreign_Language_Film
gptkbp:plot elderly villagers go to die on a mountain
gptkbp:production_company gptkb:Shochiku
gptkbp:release_date April 1958
gptkbp:release_year gptkb:1958
gptkbp:remake The Ballad of Narayama (1983)
gptkbp:runtime 138 minutes
gptkbp:screenplay Keisuke Kinoshita
gptkbp:setting Narayama village
gptkbp:symbolism mountain as a place of death
gptkbp:theme family and sacrifice
gptkbp:themes aging and societal norms
gptkbp:visitors emotional and thought-provoking
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Toho_films
gptkb:Cannes_Film_Festival_1983
gptkb:Tōru_Takemitsu
gptkb:Ryunosuke_Akutagawa
gptkb:Japanese_New_Wave
gptkb:Kazuo_Miyagawa
gptkb:1983_Cannes_Film_Festival
gptkb:Cannes_Film_Festival_1982
gptkb:Mitsuko_Baisho
gptkb:Fumio_Hayasaka
gptkb:Ettore_Scola
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5