The Ballad of Narayama
(2023, original release: 1983)
Fiction
eVideo
Details
PUBLISHED
Arrow Films, 1983
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2023
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2023
DESCRIPTION
1 online resource (streaming video file) (130 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
ISBN/ISSN
14571757
LANGUAGE
Japanese
NOTES
Title from title frames
An extended farming family faces the cultural tradition of abandoning their aged mother on a mountain as she reaches her seventieth year. Imamura's documentary-style filmmaking delves into the complex dynamics of Japanese society and its timeless traditions
Film
In Process Record
Ken Ogata, Sumiko Sakamoto, Tonpei Hidari
Originally produced by Arrow Films in 1983
Mode of access: World Wide Web