About
It is based on the story of The Ballad of Narayama updated to the present day, with the substitution of putting a parent into an old people's home for the abandonment of the original. The film won the Golden St. George and the FIPRESCI Prize at the 21st Moscow International Film Festival.
Director
Producer
Music
Studio
Kindai Eiga Kyokai
Original Title
生きたい
Original Language
Japanese
Cast
Full credits →R
Rentaro Mikuni
Yasukichi
S
Shinobu Otake
Tokuko
N
Naoko Ohtani
Yasukichi's lover
A
Akira Emoto
Doctor
Y
Yoshiko Miyazaki
Tomoko
C
Choei Takahashi
A
Akaji Maro
H
Hideo Kanze
Director of a hospital
A
Aya Mizuno
M
Masaru Baba
Y
Yuriko Hirooka
H
Hitoshi Kusanagi
N
Nao Omori
R
Rinko Kikuchi
N
Naomasa Musaka
H
Hisako Hara
M
Moeko Ezawa
M
Manabu Muraji
Y
Yôko Nakajima
B
Bokuzo Masana
