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The Ballad of Narayama (楢山節考 Narayama bushikō) is a 1983 Japanese film by director Shōhei Imamura. It stars Sumiko Sakamoto as Orin, Ken Ogata, and Shoichi Ozawa. It is an adaptation of the book Narayama bushikō by Shichirō Fukazawa and slightly inspired by the 1958 film directed by Keisuke Kinoshita.
Original Release
04/29/1983
US Release
09/07/1984
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Ken Ogata | Tatsuhei |
| Sumiko Sakamoto | Orin |
| Tonpei Hidari | Risuke |
| Aki Takejo | Tamayan |
| Shoichi Ozawa | Katsuzô |
| Fujio Tokita | Jinsaku |
| Sanshô Shinsui | Zeniya no Tadayan / Zeniya Tadayan |
| Seiji Kurasaki | Kesakichi |
| Junko Takada | Matsuyan |
| Mitsuko Baisho | Oei |
Directors
Writers
Shohei Imamura, Shichirō Fukazawa
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Ken Ogata | Tatsuhei |
| Sumiko Sakamoto | Orin |
| Tonpei Hidari | Risuke |
| Aki Takejo | Tamayan |
| Shoichi Ozawa | Katsuzô |
| Fujio Tokita | Jinsaku |
| Sanshô Shinsui | Zeniya no Tadayan / Zeniya Tadayan |
| Seiji Kurasaki | Kesakichi |
| Junko Takada | Matsuyan |
| Mitsuko Baisho | Oei |
| Taiji Tonoyama | Teruyan |
| Casey Takamine | Arayashiki |
| Nenji Kobayashi | Tsune |
| Nijiko Kiyokawa | Okane |
| Akio Yokoyama | Amaya |
| Kaoru Shimamori | Tomekichi |
| Yukie Shimura | Amaya no Nyôbô |
| Masami Okamoto | Amaya no Chônan |
| Hideo Hasegawa | |
| Ben Hiura | Yakimatsu |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Gorô Kusakabe | Producer |
| Jirô Tomoda | Producer |
