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