130 minutes
4/29/1983
In a small village in a valley everyone who reaches the age of 70 must leave the village and go to a certain mountain top to die. If anyone should refuse they would disgrace their family. Old Orin is 69. This winter it is her turn to go to the mountain. But first she must make sure that her eldest son Tatsuhei finds a wife.
Ken Ogata
as Tatsuhei
Sumiko Sakamoto
as Orin
Tonpei Hidari
as Risuke
Aki Takejo
as Tamayan
Shoichi Ozawa
as Katsuzô
Fujio Tokita
as Jinsaku
Sanshō Shinsui
as Zeniya Tadayan
Seiji Kurasaki
as Kesakichi
Junko Takada
as Matsuyan
Mitsuko Baisho
as Oei
Taiji Tonoyama
as Teruyan
Ben Hiura
as Yakimatsu
Casey Takamine
as Arayashiki
Nenji Kobayashi
as Tsune
Nijiko Kiyokawa
as Okane
Akio Yokoyama
as Amaya
Kaoru Shimamori
as Tomekichi
Yukie Shimura
as Amaya's Wife
Masami Okamoto
as Amaya's Son
Kansai Eto
as Kinyan
Satoko Iwasaki
as Sugiyan
Hideo Hasegawa
Kenji Murase
Sayaka Nakamaru
Azumi Niwa
Kosei Sato
Norihei Miki
as Shioya
Ryūtarō Tatsumi
as Matayan