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1999

Will to Live

Directed by Kaneto Shindō

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.

Duration

1h 59m

Released

January 15, 1999

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Cast33

  • Rentaro Mikuni
  • Shinobu Ôtake
  • Naoko Ohtani
  • Akira Emoto
  • Yoshiko Miyazaki
  • Chōei Takahashi
  • Akaji Maro
  • Hideo Kanze
  • Aya Mizuno

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