caigi.app
poster

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

Nao OmoriNao OmoriMasahiko TsugawaMasahiko Tsugawaas Village chiefShun UedaShun UedaRentaro MikuniRentaro Mikunias YasukichiAkaji MaroAkaji MaroHideko YoshidaHideko Yoshidaas Old woman at villageTokuko WatanabeTokuko Watanabeas Village chief's loverMoeko EzawaMoeko EzawaMasayuki ShionoyaMasayuki ShionoyaAkira EmotoAkira Emotoas DoctorYoshiko MiyazakiYoshiko Miyazakias TomokoYôko NakajimaYôko NakajimaEimei EsumiEimei Esumias VillagerChoei TakahashiChoei TakahashiNaomasa MusakaNaomasa MusakaRei NatsumeRei NatsumeFujio SugaFujio SugaShinobu OtakeShinobu Otakeas TokukoRinko KikuchiRinko KikuchiHisako HaraHisako HaraManabu MurajiManabu MurajiBokuzo MasanaBokuzo MasanaNaoko OhtaniNaoko Ohtanias Yasukichi's loverHideo KanzeHideo Kanzeas Director of a hospitalYuriko HirookaYuriko Hirooka

Crew

Kaneto Shindō" />Kaneto ShindōWriter, DirectorHikaru Hayashi" />Hikaru HayashiOriginal Music Composer