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NARAYAMA BUSHI KO
(THE BALLAD OF NARAYAMA)
A joruri narrator clad in raven black introduces us to Narayama Bushiko as heavy curtains reveal the backdrop of a tribal village. In the kabuki tradition, the samisen ballad speaks of a kind elderly woman, Orin, who is contemplating her ascent to Mount Narayama. This most stylized work by Kinoshita is also his most dramatically theatrical, replete with meticulously designed soundstages and dramatic lighting. A haunting allegory that shows the conflict between filial duty, tradition and social pressure, the same story was remade by Imamura Shohei decades later, but the original remains a startling, culturally resonant magnum opus.
Directed by : Keisuke KINOSHITA
Year of production: 1958
Country: Japan
Durée : 98 minutes
Year of production: 1958
Country: Japan
Durée : 98 minutes
Credits
- Keisuke KINOSHITA Director
- Keisuke KINOSHITA Screenplay
- Hiroshi KUSUDA Cinematography
- Kisaku ITO Production Design
- Matsunosuke NOZAWA Music
- Rokuzaemon KINEYA Music
- Yoshi SUGIHARA Editing
- Hisao OHNO Sound
Casting
- Kinuyo TANAKA Orin
- Teiji TAKAHASHI Tatshuhei, the son
- Yuko MOCHIZUKI Tama-yan
- Danko ICHIKAWA Kesakichi
Contacts
Production
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Distribution
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