1958 · 98 min · Drama
In a remote village where food is scarce, elders who reach the age of 70 are carried by their children to the top of a nearby mountain to die in solitude. Orin, a vibrant 69-year-old grandmother, has accepted her fate — but struggles to prepare the rest of her family for the ritual.
Directed by Keisuke Kinoshita. Starring Kinuyo Tanaka, Teiji Takahashi, Yūko Mochizuki, Seiji Miyaguchi and Yūnosuke Itō.
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