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Release Date:
29 April 1983 (Japan) moreTagline:
Only time could change the cruelty of tradition ... only their Love could survive it ... morePlot:
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... more | add synopsisAwards:
9 wins & 8 nominations moreUser Comments:
June 2008 Release by AnimEigo is FAULTY, Do not buy this version! moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Ken Ogata | ... | Tatsuhei |
| Sumiko Sakamoto | ... | Orin, Tatsuhei's mother |
| Aki Takejo | ... | Tamayan, Tatsuhei's wife |
| Tonpei Hidari | ... | Tatsuhei's brother |
| Seiji Kurasaki | ... | Kesakichi, older son |
| Kaoru Shimamori | ... | Tomekichi, younger son |
| Ryutaro Tatsumi | ... | Matayan, the old neighbor |
| Junko Takada | ... | Matsu |
| Nijiko Kiyokawa | ... | Okane |
| Mitsuko Baisho | ... | Oei |
| Shoichi Ozawa | ... | Katsuzo |
| Sanshô Shinsui | ... | Tadayan |
| Norihei Miki | ... | Old salt dealer |
| Akio Yokoyama | ... | Amaya |
| Sachie Shimura | ... | Amaya's wife |
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AnimEigo's June 2008 DVD release of The BALLAD of NARAYAMA has been eagerly awaited for many years. Unfortunately, and for reasons that are as infuriating as they are inexplicable, the company which has released the film (AnimEigo) has issued it in "full screen format" and not in Anamorphic Widescreen. This is particularly annoying for two rather considerable reasons: 1) On the box, it says "Anamorphic Widescreen," - that is "letterboxed" - but it clearly is not; I have checked out the print sent to me by NetFlicks and then at a local Video shop. 2) The film's enormously high reputation is based in great measure on its superlative cinematography and this butchered version released by AnimEigo ruins the imagery and the enjoyment of the film.
The company should not be allowed to assert that the film is in ANAMORPHIC WIDESCREEN when it is not. This is called bait and switch.
For those who wish to see this film as it was intended, DO NOT BUY THIS VERSION. Write to AnimEgo and get them to release the film properly. Their address (supposedly) is ANIMEIGO / P.O. Box 989 Wilmington, NC 28402-0989. Their phone number is 1.800.24-ANIME.