Movie plot
In a poor 19th century rural Japanese village, everyone who reaches the age of 70 has to climb a nearby mountain to die. An old woman is getting close to the cut-off age, and we follow her last days with her family.
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Narayama bushikô
Country: Japan
Director: Shôhei Imamura
Actors: Ken OgataSumiko SakamotoTonpei Hidari
Genres: Asian
In a poor 19th century rural Japanese village, everyone who reaches the age of 70 has to climb a nearby mountain to die. An old woman is getting close to the cut-off age, and we follow her last days with her family.