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
Chōei Takahashi
Rinko Kikuchi
Manabu Muraji
Bokuzo Masana
Fujio Suga
Akira Emotoas Doctor
Yoshiko Miyazakias Tomoko
Tokuko Watanabeas Village chief's lover
Eimei Esumias Villager
Hideko Yoshidaas Old woman at village
Masayuki Shionoya
Rentaro Mikunias Yasukichi
Naoko Ohtanias Yasukichi's lover
Yuriko Hirooka
Hisako Hara
Hideo Kanzeas Director of a hospital
Moeko Ezawa
Shun Ueda
Akaji Maro
Shinobu Otakeas Tokuko
Masahiko Tsugawaas Village chief
Nao Omori
Naomasa Musaka
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