It is based on the story of The Ballad of Narayama updated to the present day, with the substitution of putting a parent into an old people's home for the abandonment of the original. The film won the Golden St. George and the FIPRESCI Prize at the 21st Moscow International Film Festival.
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Kaneto ShindōYönetmen, Senaryo
Rentaro MikuniYasukichi
Shinobu OtakeTokuko
Naoko OhtaniYasukichi's lover
Akira EmotoDoctor
Yoshiko MiyazakiTomoko
Choei TakahashiOyuncu
Akaji MaroOyuncu