IMDb
7.8 /10
4k votes


Drama · 1958 · 1h 38min
楢山節考
In a remote village where food is scarce, elders who reach the age of 70 are carried by their children to the top of a nearby mountain to die in solitude. Orin, a vibrant 69-year-old grandmother, has accepted her fate — but struggles to prepare the rest of her family for the ritual.
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IMDb
7.8 /10
4k votes
Rotten Tomatoes
The tomato isn't ripe
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TMDB
7.5 /10
89 votes
Letterboxd
8.0 /10
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Weighted average
7.8/10