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Will to Live 1999

β˜… 6.36 votes119 minπŸ“… 1999-01-15

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.

Director: Kaneto Shindō

Cast

Rentaro Mikuni
Rentaro Mikuni
Yasukichi
Shinobu Otake
Shinobu Otake
Tokuko
Naoko Ohtani
Naoko Ohtani
Yasukichi's lover
Akira Emoto
Akira Emoto
Doctor
Yoshiko Miyazaki
Yoshiko Miyazaki
Tomoko
Chōei Takahashi
Chōei Takahashi
Akaji Maro
Akaji Maro
Hideo Kanze
Hideo Kanze
Director of a hospital
Aya Mizuno
Masaru Baba