Antropologisk skildring af dagligdagen i en lille landsby i en øde egn af Japan, hvor der hersker den rege,l at de gamle, dvs. dem over 70 år, skal søge op i bjergene for at dø. Filmen skildrer en gammel kones mange gøremål inden hun forlader landsbyen for at dø.
| Original title | Narayama-bushi-ko |
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| Danish title | Balladen om Narayama |
| Leikstjórn | Shohei Imamura |
| Screenplay | Shohei Imamura |
| Based on | Efter Shichiro Fukazawas romaner: "Narayama Bushi-Ko" & "Tohoku no Zunmutachi". |
| Director of Photography | Masao Tochizawa |
| Editor | Hajime Okayasu |
| Composer | Shinichiro Ikebe |
| Appearance | Ken Ogata, Sumiko Sakamoto, Mitsuko Baisho |
| Land | Japan |
| Domestic distribution | Panorama Film |
| Technical info | 35 mm, Farve, Tone |
| Danish theatrical release | 06.09.1983 |
| Cinemas | Grand |
| Danish rating | Tilladt for børn over 12 år (1960-1997) |
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| Production company | Toei |
| Domestic distribution | Panorama Film |
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Instruktion |
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| Instruktion | Shohei Imamura |
| Instruktørassistent | Kunio Takeshige |
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Manus |
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| Manus | Shohei Imamura |
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Produktion |
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| Producent | Jiro Tomoda |
| Producent | Goro Kusakabe |
| Produktionsleder | Kanji Aoi |
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Foto |
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| Foto | Masao Tochizawa |
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Lys |
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| Lys | Yasuo Iwaki |
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Klip |
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| Klip | Hajime Okayasu |
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Musik |
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| Musik | Shinichiro Ikebe |
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Medvirkende |
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| Medvirkende | Ken Ogata |
| Medvirkende | Sumiko Sakamoto |
| Medvirkende | Mitsuko Baisho |
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