Where to Watch The Ballad of Narayama

Looking to watch 'The Ballad of Narayama' on your TV, phone, or tablet? Hunting down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the Keisuke Kinoshita-directed movie via subscription can be a huge pain, so we here at Moviefone want to take the pressure off.

Read on for a listing of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription options - along with the availability of 'The Ballad of Narayama' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the fundamentals of how you can watch 'The Ballad of Narayama' right now, here are some finer points about the Shochiku drama flick.

Released , 'The Ballad of Narayama' stars Kinuyo Tanaka, Teiji Takahashi, Yūko Mochizuki, Seiji Miyaguchi The movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 38 min, and received a user score of 75 (out of 100) on TMDb, which compiled reviews from 82 experienced users.

Want to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "In Kabuki style, the film tells the story of a remote mountain village where the scarcity of food leads to a voluntary but socially-enforced policy in which relatives carry 70-year-old family members up Narayama mountain to die. Granny Orin is approaching 70, content to embrace her fate. Her widowed son Tatsuhei cannot bear losing his mother, even as she arranges his marriage to a widow his age. Her grandson Kesa, who's girlfriend is pregnant, is selfishly happy to see Orin die. Around them, a family of thieves are dealt with severely, and an old man, past 70, whose son has cast him out, scrounges for food. Will Orin's loving and accepting spirit teach and ennoble her family?"

'The Ballad of Narayama' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Criterion Channel, and Amazon Video .