The ballad of Narayama Narayamabushi kō /

The ballad of Narayama Narayamabushi kō /

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A century ago in a remote Japanese mountain village, the elderly were customarily abandoned on a mountain top to meet the gods of Narayama. This is the story of a loving son in a impoverished region who must follow the cruel custom of abandoning his mother to the mountain gods as she turns 70. Based...

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Corporate Authors: Janus Films, Public Media Home Vision
Other Authors: Aki, Takejo, Fukasawa, Shichirō, 1914-1987, Hidari, Tonpei, Imamura, Shōhei, 1926-2006, Ogata, Ken, 1937-2008, Sakamoto, Sumiko
Format: Unknown
Language:Japanese
Published: [New York] : [Chicago, Ill.] : Janus Films ; Distributed by Public Media Home Vision, c1998
Edition:Letterboxed, widescreen version
Series:Home Vision cinema
Japanese classic collection
Subjects:
Feature films
Rites and ceremonies > Japan > Drama
Japan > Social life and customs > Drama
Drama
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Call Number: VCASS 217

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