The Ballad of Narayama VHS - Widescreen Japanese w/ English Subs Shohei Imaura

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Condition
Acceptable: An item with obvious and significant wear but is still operational. May have tears or ...
Language
Japanese
Actor
Ken Ogata
Former Rental
No
Studio
Public Media Home Vision
Edition
Widescreen
UPC
0037429048931
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In a remote 19th-century village in Japan, food is so scarce that babies are left to die, and thieves who steal a few potatoes are buried alive with their families. And when the elderly reach the age of 70, they are banished to a frigid mountain so that their families won't have to feed them. The film begins one winter, as the 69-year-old Orin (Sumiko Sakamoto) prepares to ascend Mount Narayama. Meanwhile, one of her sons tries to convince her to live, while her other son, who has body odor problems, desperately searches for sexual release. Director Shohei Imamura picks up where he left off in THE PROFOUND DESIRE OF THE GODS and shatters the stereotype of Japanese as a polite, quiet people fond of tea ceremonies and geishas. A remake of director Keisuke Kinoshita's 1958 film NARAYAMA BUSHI-KO and based on MEN OF TOHOKU by Shichiro Fukuzawa, Imamura's film is profane, shocking, and disturbing. Scenes of human coupling are juxtaposed with scenes of insects and animals having sex, as if to emphasize the savagery of these villagers. Despite these lurid images, the film is a thought-provoking account of humans trying to preserve their dignity and traditions in the face of harsh conditions.

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0037429048931
eBay Product ID (ePID)
3167743

Product Key Features

Director
Shohei Imamura
Genre
Foreign Language, Foreign Films
Movie/TV Title
Ballad of Narayama
Rating
NR
Leading Role
Sumiko Sakamoto
Signal Standard
NTSC
Sub-Genre
Japanese

Additional Product Features

Format
Vhs
Film Country
Japan
Release Date
19950329

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Lola Rose Books is a family-run bookstore based in Edgewood, NM. Founded in late 2024, our mission is simple: to provide readers with quality older titles at affordable prices while delivering ...
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