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Dominican Rep. The Ballad of Narayama
5,119
Drama
A fusion of Japanese Kabuki and modern film techniques, this adaptation of Shichiro Fukazawa's 1956 novel depicts the moving tale of a 69-year-old woman's traditional journey from her poor village to the summit of Mount Narayama to die. 1983's THE BALLAD OF NARAYAMA is Shohei Imamura's acclaimed remake of the film.
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"It works on a purely intellectual level, however, and is more useful for study than conventional viewing." |
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