“The Legend of Narayama” ( Japanese 楢 山 節 考 Narayama Busiko:) is a feature film by the Japanese director and screenwriter Shokhei Imamura , based on the processing of the film of the same name Keisuke Kinoshita . The plot is based on the stories of Sitiro Fukazawa [1] . Winner of the " Golden Palm Branch " of the 36th International Cannes Film Festival [2] .
| The legend of Narayama | |
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| Genre | drama |
| Producer | Shohei Imamura |
| Producer | Goro Kusakabe Jiro Tomoda |
| Author script | Shohei Imamura Sitiro Fukazawa (stories) |
| In the main cast | Ken Ogata Sumiko Sakamoto |
| Operator | Masao Totizawa |
| Composer | Shinichiro Ikebe |
| Film company | Toei company |
| Duration | 130 minutes |
| A country | Japan |
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| Year | 1983 |
| IMDb | ID 0084390 |
Content
Story
A forgotten little Japanese village, where almost primitive life slowly flows, although in the film the events take place around the 19th century.
Spring comes, everything blooms and is full of life. People and animals - all nature is ready for procreation.
Earth cannot feed everyone. In the village only elder sons are allowed to marry, younger brothers are only workers. Girls are sold or traded for salt. Sometimes babies are killed. A large family that steals crops from others is buried alive.
The essence of “Legends of Narayama” is a custom that has been observed in the village for centuries. When an old man or old woman turns 70, the village and family should no longer feed the useless mouth. The eldest son should carry the elderly person to the top of Mount Narayama on his shoulders to die of hunger and thirst. However, such a fate at the end of life is considered worthy, since dying on a sacred mountain is, according to custom, an opportunity to meet with God, therefore an elderly person must fulfill his duty courageously, and crying and unnecessary conversations during the ascent are unacceptable.
The main character of the film, Orin, is about to turn 70, and she is determined to atone for the disgrace that the family is under a heavy burden - her husband at one time refused to take his mother to the mountain, and fifteen-year-old Tatsuhei killed his father in an argument about this. However, everyone in the village, including Orin, thinks he just escaped. She is full of strength, she has all her teeth intact, but the law is the law. She herself prepares for the exodus and prepares her son Tatsuhei, who dearly loves her, to the last journey. Performing his son’s duty, Tatsuhei carries his mother to die on a winter day when the first snow falls. Snowflakes slowly fall on Orin's gray head ...
When Tatsuhei returns home, he looks at his son with different eyes. Years will pass and the son will carry him to Narayama.
Cast
| Actor | Role |
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| Ken Ogata | Tatsuhei |
| Sumiko Sakamoto | Orin, Tatsuhei's mother |
| Tompay Hidari | Riske, Tatsuhei's brother |
| Aki takejo | Tamayan, Tatsuhei's wife |
| Shoichi Ozawa | Katsuzo |
| Fujio Tokita | Dzinsaku |
| Seiji kurasaki | Kesakichi, Tatsuhei's eldest son |
| Kaoru Shimamori | Tomekichi, the youngest son of Tatsuhei |
| Mitsuko Baisho | Oey, a young widow |
| Kesi Takamine | Arayasiki |
| Taiji Tonoyama | Teruyan |
| Nijiko Kiyokawa | Okane, the old widow |
| Norihei Miki | Sioia, an old salt merchant |
| Ryutaro Tatsumi | Matayan, an old neighbor |
Awards and nominations
Rewards
- 1984 - Prize of the Japanese Academy of Motion Picture Arts
- Best Actor - Ken Ogata
- Best movie
- Best Sound - Kenichi Benitani
- 1984 - Blue Ribbon Awards
- Best Actor - Ken Ogata
- 1983 - Cannes Film Festival
- Golden Palm Branch - Shokhei Imamura
Nominations
- 1984 - Prize of the Japanese Academy of Motion Picture Arts
- Best Actress - Sumiko Sakamoto
- Best Decoration - Nobutaka Yoshino
- Best Cinematography - Masao Totizawa
- Best Director - Shokhei Imamura
- Best Light - Yasuo Iwaki
- Best Music - Shinichiro Ikebe
- Best Screenplay - Shohei Imamura
- Best Supporting Actress - Mitsuko Baisho
See also
- Ubasute
Notes
- ↑ Cine para pensar - La balada de Narayama (Spanish) . 39escalones (May 14, 2007). Date of treatment January 25, 2013.
- ↑ Dave Kehr. The Ballad of Narayama . Chicago Reader (February 8, 2010). Date of treatment January 25, 2013.
3. Sitiro Fukazawa. "The Tale of Mount Narayama" Anthology "Modern Japanese Short Story 1945-1978", 1980
Links
- The Legend of Narayama on the Internet Movie Database
- The Legend of Narayama on the allmovie website