生きたい (1999)

Will to Live

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.

生きたい

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Rentaro Mikuni
Rentaro Mikuni
as Yasukichi
Shinobu Ôtake
Shinobu Ôtake
as Tokuko
Naoko Ohtani
Naoko Ohtani
as Yasukichi's lover
Akira Emoto
Akira Emoto
as Doctor
Yoshiko Miyazaki
Yoshiko Miyazaki
as Tomoko
Chōei Takahashi
Chōei Takahashi
as
Akaji Maro
Akaji Maro
as
Hideo Kanze
Hideo Kanze
as Director of a hospital
Aya Mizuno
Aya Mizuno
as
Masaru Baba
Masaru Baba
as
Yuriko Hirooka
Yuriko Hirooka
as
Hitoshi Kusanagi
Hitoshi Kusanagi
as
Ai Toyama
Ai Toyama
as
Nao Ômori
Nao Ômori
as
Rinko Kikuchi
Rinko Kikuchi
as
Naomasa Musaka
Naomasa Musaka
as
Hisako Hara
Hisako Hara
as
Moeko Ezawa
Moeko Ezawa
as
Manabu Muraji
Manabu Muraji
as
Yasumi Maezawa
Yasumi Maezawa
as
Yôko Nakajima
Yôko Nakajima
as
Bokuzo Masana
Bokuzo Masana
as
Rei Natsume
Rei Natsume
as
Hideko Yoshida
Hideko Yoshida
as Old woman at village
Masayuki Shionoya
Masayuki Shionoya
as
Ei Hamura
Ei Hamura
as
Hiromi Nakazato
Hiromi Nakazato
as
Masahiko Tsugawa
Masahiko Tsugawa
as Village chief
Tokuko Watanabe
Tokuko Watanabe
as Village chief's lover
Eimei Esumi
Eimei Esumi
as Villager
Fujio Suga
Fujio Suga
as
Shun Ueda
Shun Ueda
as
Kikuma Shimoiizaka
Kikuma Shimoiizaka
as

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Kaneto Shindō
Kaneto Shindō
Writer
Kaneto Shindō
Kaneto Shindō
Director
Yukio Watanabe
Yukio Watanabe
Editor
Yoshiyuki Miyake
Yoshiyuki Miyake
Director of Photography
Hikaru Hayashi
Hikaru Hayashi
Original Music Composer
Jirô Shindô
Jirô Shindô
Producer

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