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The Ballad of Narayama
is a 1958 Japanese historical drama film directed by Keisuke Kinoshita. It is based on the 1956 novella of the same name by Shichirō Fukazawa. The film explores the legendary practice of ubasute, in which elderly people were carried to a mountain and abandoned to die.
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| author | Keisuke Kinoshita |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Japan |
| director | Keisuke Kinoshita |
| editor | Yoshi Sugihara |
| genre | drama historical |
| musicBy | Chuji Kinoshita Matsunosuke Nozawa |
| nomination | International Submission to the Academy Awards |
| producer | Masaharu Kokaji Ryuzo Otani |
| productionCompany | Shochiku |
| publisher | Shochiku |
| theme | japanese jidaigeki |