The Ballad of Narayama

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gptkbp:instanceOf film
gptkbp:availableIn Blu-ray
DVD
streaming platforms
gptkbp:basedOn novel_by_Shichirō_Fukazawa
gptkbp:cast gptkb:Tatsuya_Nakadai
gptkb:Toshiko_Kobayashi
gptkb:Masayuki_Mori
gptkb:Yasuko_Matsui
gptkb:Kōji_Mitsui
gptkb:Yoko_Sugi
gptkb:Teiji_Takahashi
Kōji Takahashi
Kinuyo Tanaka
Chieko Naniwa
gptkbp:cinematographyBy gptkb:Kōzō_Okazaki
gptkbp:country gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:criticalReception acclaimed by critics
gptkbp:culturalSignificance influenced later films
explores themes of mortality
reflects on societal norms
depicts_rural_Japanese_life
gptkbp:director gptkb:Keisuke_Kinoshita
gptkbp:genre drama
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Ballad of Narayama
gptkbp:influence inspired artists
inspired writers
inspired theater productions
inspired filmmakers
inspired cultural discussions
gptkbp:influencedBy Japanese_culture
gptkbp:inspiration gptkb:Japanese_folklore
Shichirō_Fukazawa's_novel
historical_practices_in_Japan
traditional_Japanese_customs
gptkbp:language Japanese
gptkbp:notableFeature Best Foreign Language Film at the 1959 Academy Awards
gptkbp:plot A story about an elderly woman who must go to the mountain to die.
gptkbp:produces gptkb:Keisuke_Kinoshita
gptkbp:releaseDate April 1958
gptkbp:releaseYear 1958
gptkbp:remake gptkb:The_Ballad_of_Narayama_(1983)
gptkbp:runtime 138 minutes
gptkbp:screenplayBy gptkb:Keisuke_Kinoshita
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:soundtrack gptkb:Kōji_Tamaki
gptkbp:theme family
tradition
aging
sacrifice
death