Narayama bushi-kō /

Based on the Ballad of Narayama, one of Japans' most moving legends. The story of a loving son in a impoverished region who must follow the cruel custom of abandoning his mother to the mountain gods as she turns 70.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Shōchiku Kabushiki Kaisha, Kino International Corporation
Other Authors:	Kinoshita, Keisuke, 1912-1998, Tanaka, Kinuyo, 1909-1977, Takahashi, Teiji, 1926-1959, Mochizuki, Yuko, 1917-1977, Fukasawa, Shichirō, 1914-1987
Format:	Video VHS
Language:	English Japanese
Language Notes:	In Japanese with English subtitles.
Published:	[Japan] : Shochiku Company Ltd. ; [1996]
Edition:	Letterboxed.
Subjects:	Rites and ceremonies > Japan > Drama. Japan > Social life and customs > Drama. Foreign films. Motion pictures, Japanese. Feature films.