1999
6.3 (6 votes)
1h 59m
Genres
Drama
Production Companies
Kindai Eiga Kyokai
Will to Live (生きたい)
Overview
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.
Key Crew
Writer: Kaneto Shindō
Director: Kaneto Shindō
Director of Photography: Yoshiyuki Miyake
Producer: Jirô Shindô
