La leggenda di Narayama

Tokugawa era social commentary meets folk tale. A remote village practices a harsh tradition. Orin's calm acceptance carries the film.

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Keisuke Kinoshita directed La leggenda di Narayama in 1958. See Keisuke Kinoshita's full filmography, where to start with Keisuke Kinoshita, or where to go after you've seen everything by Keisuke Kinoshita.

La leggenda di Narayama was released in 1958 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 98 minutes.