The Ballad of Narayama (1958)

"With my mother on my back, now is the time to say goodbye to this world."

★ 7.5/10 (89 votes)

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1h 38m

Drama

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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.

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