The Ballad of Narayama (Imamura)
1983, 130 min A.K.A.: Narayama bushiko Country: Japan Studio: AnimEigo Cast: Ken Ogata, Sumiko Sakamota Director: Shohei Imamura Our Rating:
SKINOPSISAll we know is that the people in this village are fucked up. We're supposed to sympathize with them or whatever, but dude they throw grandma on top of a mountain to die. Anyway, they also fuck... alot, and the snakes that live there fuck a lot too and we get to watch both. Plus, this dude fucks a dog giving new meaning to the term "doggystyle." -- Rick Stanko
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This exquisitely photographed film paints a sublime portrait of the harsh life endured in a secluded, 19th-century village high in the mountains of northern Japan. Reacting to their raw existence, the people have adopted several unusual customs, including one which dictates that the elderly, upon reaching the age of 70, are escorted to the top of Narayama Mountain to die in solitude. Director Imamura depicts a cruel and sometimes shocking world to the viewer but one which is based on simple survival.
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