Movie: The Ballad of Narayama

Top 10 Billed Cast

Kinuyo Tanaka
Kinuyo Tanaka

Orin

Teiji Takahashi
高橋貞二

Tatsuhei

Yūko Mochizuki
望月優子

Tamayan

Seiji Miyaguchi
宮口精二

Matayan

Yūnosuke Itō
伊藤雄之助

Matayan's son

Ken Mitsuda
三津田健

Teruyan

Danko Ichikawa
Danko Ichikawa

Kesakichi

Keiko Ogasawara
Keiko Ogasawara

Matsu-yan

Eijirō Tōno
東野英治郎

Messenger

Kō Nishimura
西村晃

One of the villagers who Teaches Narayama's Manners (uncredited)

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The Ballad of Narayama - Trailer

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THE BALLAD OF NARAYAMA (1958) Trailer | Director: Keisuke Kinoshita

THE BALLAD OF NARAYAMA (1958) Trailer | Director: Keisuke Kinoshita

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THE BALLAD OF NARAYAMA (1958) Trailer | Director: Keisuke Kinoshita

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