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The Ballad of Narayama (1983 film)

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The Ballad of Narayama is a 1983 Japanese film directed by Shohei Imamura. Set in a nineteenth century mountain village that practices ubasute, the custom of carrying the elderly to a remote peak to die once they turn seventy, it follows Orin, a sixty-nine-year-old woman in good health who resolves to accept the tradition and spends her final year settling her family and village affairs. The film won the Palme d'Or at the 1983 Cannes Film Festival. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Japanese 1
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Japan Academy Prize for Picture of the Year 1
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1. The Ballad of Narayama (1983 film) (Wikipedia)
  • The Ballad of Narayama (1983 film), Description, original language
    The Ballad of Narayama is a 1983 Japanese film directed by Shohei Imamura.
  • Wikipedia category, checked 2026-09-27
    Category:Picture of the Year Japan Academy Prize winners
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