The Ballad of Narayama
Trailer: The Ballad of Narayama
Year: 1958
Genre: Drama
Studio: Shochiku
Director: Keisuke Kinoshita
Cast: Kinuyo Tanaka, Teiji Takahashi, Yūko Mochizuki, Seiji Miyaguchi, Yūnosuke Itō, Ken Mitsuda
Crew: Shichirō Fukazawa (Novel), Shûzô Horikawa (Sound Mixer), Keisuke Kinoshita (Director), Hisao Ōno (Sound Recordist), Yoshi Sugihara (Editor), Mototsugu Komaki (Set Decoration)
Runtime: 98 minutes
Release: Jun 01, 1958
IMDb: 7.52/10 by 91 users
Popularity: 2
Country: Japan
Language: 日本語
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
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