
Will to Live
生きたい
Release: 1999-01-15·Runtime: 119m·★ 6.4
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
Shinobu Otakeas Tokuko
Akira Emotoas Doctor
Yoshiko Miyazakias Tomoko
Naomasa Musaka
Manabu Muraji
Fujio Suga
Choei Takahashi
Yôko Nakajima
Yuriko Hirooka
Akaji Maro
Rinko Kikuchi
Hideko Yoshidaas Old woman at village
Rentaro Mikunias Yasukichi
Moeko Ezawa
Eimei Esumias Villager
Hideo Kanzeas Director of a hospital
Rei Natsume
Shun Ueda
Nao Omori
Bokuzo Masana
Tokuko Watanabeas Village chief's lover
Masahiko Tsugawaas Village chief
Naoko Ohtanias Yasukichi's lover
Hisako Hara
Masayuki Shionoya
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