Will to Live
生きたい
Release: 1999-01-15·Runtime: 119m·★ 6.3
Drama
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.
Production Countries
Japan
Production Companies
Kindai Eiga Kyokai
Cast
Rinko Kikuchi
Manabu Muraji
Bokuzo Masana
Fujio Suga
Rei Natsume
Hideko Yoshidaas Old woman at village
Shun Ueda
Shinobu Otakeas Tokuko
Akaji Maro
Hisako Hara
Yôko Nakajima
Masahiko Tsugawaas Village chief
Tokuko Watanabeas Village chief's lover
Naoko Ohtanias Yasukichi's lover
Eimei Esumias Villager
Nao Omori
Choei Takahashi
Hideo Kanzeas Director of a hospital
Masayuki Shionoya
Rentaro Mikunias Yasukichi
Yuriko Hirooka
Naomasa Musaka
Moeko Ezawa
Akira Emotoas Doctor
Yoshiko Miyazakias Tomoko
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