Narayama bushikô (1958)
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Kinuyo Tanaka, Teiji Takahashi, Yûko Mochizuki, Danko Ichikawa
In a remote mountain village, a 69-year-old woman and her son face a custom requiring the elderly to make a pilgrimage of abandonment at 70.
The story
In a remote mountain village, 69-year-old Orin lives with her son under the shadow of a harsh local custom: upon turning 70, people must undertake the Narayama pilgrimage, an abandonment of the elderly. As Orin approaches that age, the custom forms the central conflict facing the family. The supplied account identifies the tradition and the two central figures but provides no further plot developments.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
The story centers on 69-year-old Orin and her son, who live in a remote mountain village where people must undertake the Narayama pilgrimage (the abandonment of the elderly) upon turning 70.
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