Movie: The Ballad of Narayama

Top 10 Billed Cast

Ken Ogata
緒形拳

Tatsuhei

Sumiko Sakamoto
坂本スミ子

Orin

Tonpei Hidari
左とん平

Risuke

Aki Takejo
あき竹城

Tamayan

Shoichi Ozawa
小沢昭一

Katsuzô

Fujio Tokita
常田富士男

Jinsaku

Sanshō Shinsui
深水三章

Zeniya Tadayan

Seiji Kurasaki
倉崎青児

Kesakichi

Junko Takada
Junko Takada

Matsuyan

Taiji Tonoyama
殿山泰司

Teruyan

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