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THE BALLAD OF NARAYAMA (1983) * with switchable English subtitles *

Ken Ogata – Tatsuhei Sumiko Sakamoto – Orin Tonpei Hidari – Risuke Aki Takejo – Tamayan Shoichi Ozawa – Katsuzō Fujio Tokita – Jinsaku Sanshō Shinsui – Zeniya no Matayan Seiji Kurasaki – Kesakichi Junko Takada – Matsuyan Mitsuko Baisho – Oei Taiji Tonoyama – Teruyan Casey Takamine – Arayashiki Nenji Kobayashi – Tsune Nijiko Kiyokawa – Okane Akio Yokoyama – Amaya
$15.99

A rural village in 19th Century Japan: According to tradition, once a person reaches the age of seventy, he or she must travel to a remote mountain to die of starvation, a practice known as ubasute. Orin is 69 and in the best of health. Nevertheless, tradition is tradition, and she's determined not to meet the same fate as a neighbor, who was forcibly dragged to a nearby mountain to die by his son. She spends her final year arranging her family's affairs and that of the village, including severely punishing a family for hoarding food and helping her younger son lose his virginity.

NOTE: In addition to showing the harsh and brutal conditions faced by Japanese villagers of the time, there are uncensored sex scenes, including bestiality! Please be advised of this and decide accordingly.

 

DVD-r is in Japanese with switchable English subtitles. Approx. 130 mins. See film sample for audio and video quality!

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