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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.
Keisuke Kinoshita
Japanese
Japan

Kinuyo Tanaka
Orin

Teiji Takahashi
Tatsuhei

Yūko Mochizuki
Tamayan

Seiji Miyaguchi
Matayan

Yūnosuke Itō
Matayan's son
Ken Mitsuda
Teruyan

Danko Ichikawa
Kesakichi
Keiko Ogasawara
Matsu-yan

Eijirō Tōno
Messenger

Kō Nishimura
One of the villagers who Teaches Narayama's Manners (uncredited)
Katsuyuki Hattori
Tatsuhei's son (uncredited)

Tokuji Kobayashi
One of the villagers who teaches Narayama's manners (uncredited)

Masao Oda
One of the villagers who teaches Narayama's manners (uncredited)
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