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- How long is The Ballad of Narayama (1958)?
- The Ballad of Narayama (1958) is 2 hr 10 min long.
- Who directed The Ballad of Narayama (1958)?
- Shôhei Imamura
- Who is Orin in The Ballad of Narayama (1958)?
- Sumiko Sakamoto plays Orin in the film.
- What is The Ballad of Narayama (1958) about?
- Still strong at the age of 69, Orin (Sumiko Sakamoto) prepares herself for an inevitable yet frightening ritual. In her village, where food is scarce, life is harsh and people are desperate and cruel. Anyone who lives for 70 years is hauled to the mountaintop by their children and left to die in the dead of winter. Orin is prepared to accept her fate, but she also has one last, all-important task -- she must find a suitable wife for her son, Tatsuhei (Ken Ogata).