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