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