The Ballad of Narayama (1958 film)

The Ballad of Narayama , Narayamabushi K? is a 1958 Japanese period drama directed by Keisuke Kinoshita. The feature film explores the practice of obasute, based on the book Men of Tohokucitation needed by Shichir Fukazawa.

The film won three Mainichi Film Awards, including Best Film it was submitted as the Japanese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 31st Academy Awards, but was not chosen as one of the five nominees.During the 2012 Cannes Film Festival, a digitally restored version of the film was screened out of competition, as part of the festivals Cannes Classics selections. ........

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