The Ballad of Narayama
produced by Jiro Tomoda Goro Kusakabe
By News Shichiro of Fukazawa
Image: Masa TOCHIZAWA lighting: Yasuo IWAKI
music: Shinichiro Ikebe Sound: Senichi BENITANI
assembly: Hajime OKAYASU decoration: Hisao INAGAKI
Ken Ogata
Sumiko Sakamoto
Tonpei Hidari Takejo AKI
Nijiko KIYOKAWA Mitsuko Baisho
Norinei MIKI Ryutaro Tatsumi
written and directed by Shohei Imamura
What happened in the "new house"?
Not much.
How is the old?
So-so, it seems.
Tome, bring me the logs.
Grandma, how old are you?
Sixty-nine.
You have beautiful tight teeth.
You can eat pine cones and dried peas.
I have never eaten these things.
Grandmother you've thirty-three teeth.
Idiot, I only have twenty-eight.
You didn't count beyond 28. You've got more than that!
Késakichi, shut up and work.
The old "home in the middle",
his chance is great
greater its chance
The day he goes to the mountain,
it's snowing in large flakes
He is still sleeping, stink?
Risuke?
Our horse is hungry.
Have you been to the "new home" last night?
It is said by all cadets in the village
you are said to kiss their dog.
I've never done that.
These people treat her as their own daughter.
The late head of the line
had beaten to death a guy who slept with her.
I do not go, I tell you.
You're a junior, of course, but you're my brother.
If you make such a mistake, I will be ashamed.
You stink of the mouth! Go away and I can't breathe.
Hey, Uncle Jinsaku!
Why cook white rice at home?
Our mother is dying.
The old Okan?
Mom, white rice is cooked.
Uncle ...
You have thrown the baby our rice?
It bothers me that you have done that.
The newborn?
Your wife had a big belly, it showed.
That's not true what you say.
The baby of my daughter, I buried in our cemetery.
When?
About ten days ago, I took him there and buried.
The one you saw must come from "the middle house."
Again, there was a pregnant woman.
That must be it.
It's your turn to prepare the coffin.
Mom will soon die. I'm counting on you.
Dis, Tsun!
It was you who left a newborn in our rice?
Yes.
In the stinking rice paddies, it will decompose faster.
You should thank me.
I have no need of such fertilizers.
This may be your brother's kid.
It is not me, anyway.
Too bad it was not a girl.
Fool!
You have been left the edge of a torrent.
You're a useless cadet .
You as well.
All cadets have the same fate.
What you stink!
If I have another boy, I'll throw it ...
In the rice stink.
I do not need your fertilizers, I say.
Well, you're the merchant of salt.
Orin, that time passes. It's been a year now.
You've had a grand-daughter in the meantime.
But you know, his mother, the wife of my son ...
Yes, I heard about it. What a pity ...
Last year just after childbirth,
picking chestnuts, she fell off the cliff.
Mount. Take hot water.
Where is your son Tatsuhei?
He must be in the rice fields.
From here
I think seeing him in the mountain West.
Who? Tatsuhei?
We were far from each other. I could be wrong.
Orin, I came today to talk about something.
It's salt!
But we have not yet decided about the little one.
This is not why I'm here.
It is Yonékichi the village the other side that gives you the salt.
From the village opposite.
I have to tell you ...
About a second wife for Tatsuhei ...
His wife will come from the village opposite.
Her name is Tamayan
She is a widow for three days.
She will come after her mourning.
She was thirty-seven eight years younger than you.
I do not care.
Do not go near the smelly
You have to obey him when he asks you to walk away.
Késakichi is the heir. It will be head of the family one day.
Ginyan of "what the house is raining" ...
... Tatsuhei
Have you been to the mountain of the west this morning?
No.
The salt merchant saw you.
You look more like your father.
Do you think he saw our father?
He disappeared thirty years ago. It should not be alive.
The merchant had to error.
Do not cry.
Mom!
You do not know why Dad is gone?
This year, you had fifteen Risuke were five.
A very poor harvest.
I had to sell the salt merchant a girl I had just born.
The mother of your father reached 69 age, time to go to Mountain.
Narayama That she should go to that age
With all that was under ...
... Your father was very depressed.
He did not have the courage to take her mother in the mountains.
We must have the respect for the law.
It does not work with our feelings.
For him it was beyond his courage, he fled.
To us it was a shame.
And you are like him?
I will not be like my father.
So that's good.
My grandmother counting
in a corner of cubbyhole
the thirty-three hair
that adorn her lower abdomen
Matsu ...
- How many hairs do you have down there? - I do not know.
Then I'll count them for you.
No, I do not want.
No, not here.
Oh, my ferns!
I do not care ...
Later ...
... I will pluck for you twice.
And also many other plants.
Everything you want.
I'll give you a lot.
You'll see.
You're hurting me.
Orin of "the house of the strain"
in a corner of the closet
It was attended thirty-three Devil's Teeth
You come home.
You can count how many teeth my mother has.
I was not paying attention.
I only repeat it. But your son sings this.
- Késakichi sings this? - Yes, of course.
Who is it? Help me!
My son is a demon.
He does not give me to eat.
He wants me to starve.
Who is it?
Papa ...
It Tatsuhei de "home of the strain."
Oh, it's you.
I tied him with a rope.
This is not the first time.
This winter, I will take him to the mountain.
He will reach the age.
Your mother too will soon turn 70.
Orin of "the house of the strain"
in a corner of the closet
she met thirty-three Devil's Teeth
Teeth of your grandmother the devil are they?
You have been so spoiled by it.
How can you sing so?
Bastard!
You will not have to eat!
You're lucky, Orin.
Why you say that?
I want to live a little longer.
It's a shame for me to be as healthy.
I'm just eating.
I want to go to the mountain.
I do not want to die in my bed ...
... And be buried I know not where.
It will not change.
In any case, our souls will go to the mountain.
- We will meet up there. - See you?
Sure. Your husband expects you there as well.
As for mine, I do not know.
Where could he have gone ...
... Leaving his gun in the mountains of the west?
He must have died by now.
He was flurting and chasing girls.
But all in all, he was a good guy.
That you're right.
He was always in love with you.
I do not know.
You have had to spend hard times.
Mostly, I was ashamed to the villagers.
Okan is dying.
For when do you think?
Tomorrow or after tomorrow By state.
In two months, you will have the woman from the village opposite.
You will be relieved.
Listen to me!
You do not need another woman.
I'm getting married.
My wife will be good at caring the child.
What do you say?
If there are two more mouths, we will not cope.
Little idiot! You do not have food!
Him, he will marry Matsu "the house where it rains."
Shut up, fool!
Is it too big?
She'll be a cat which swells after his death.
It's a beautiful coffin.
How's Okan?
It just died.
So, hurry.
Mama ... You're still alive?
I restored since I ate white rice.
It's white rice!
Go away.
Fool!
There is nothing to do with them.
This fall, there is no good harvest.
A lot quackgrass already.
This is the party that you came?
This is the home of Tatsuhei here?
Are you Tamayan, from the other side of the village?
With us also is the party, but I was advised to leave early ...
... To eat well here.
I left that night.
You have done well. You must be hungry.
Come in quickly.
Why did you stay on the stump?
You should have come in the house.
I was embarrassed to be coming alone.
My brother was with me. He was dead drunk at the party.
The Merchant of salt speaks to me well of you.
If I had known, I would get you gone.
I would have then brought on my back.
I have already told the merchant of salt.
I will go soon on the mountain.
You will also have good time to think.
But not ...
In making me earlier, the god up there to congratulate me.
These trout, it's me that I caught.
Do you know fish for trout?
In the village, no one can not get as much as me.
I know where to find it.
I'll take you there one day.
Eat it all. I have a lot.
I'll get Tatsuhei.
Do not be embarrassed. Continue to eat.
Just two teeth.
Risuke, you do not tell anyone.
What have you found? Give me that.
I tell you it's nothing.
The stink!
What you stink!
You too, you're a cadet.
Do not make fun of me. I am your uncle.
Bastard!
You have all the time, eat well.
I'll get Tatsuhei.
I'm old enough to go to the mountain.
I do not have good teeth.
Make the post!
Tatsu strain a lucky
He married ten months and ten days
after the death of his wife
Késakichi!
Where is Tatsuhei?
Do not give up.
Jinsaku!
How horrible!
It will not let go if it bites you.
Orin strain
in a corner of the closet
it brought together thirty-three Devil's Teeth
Takeyan, dear
a woman came to replace you.
With my son Tatsuhei
Her name Tamayan
It is too big and not pretty
but ...
... a good wife
Takeyan, dear
the party is over now
You'll stand
the mountain
Do not blame us
How good it is.
It's better than before.
- The master has moved - The Master?
He sends you his greetings.
Shiro, be nice.
Do not move!
Oei!
Listen to me.
Hey, the Viper is burned out.
Our house is cursed.
A curse we incur.
Instead of the niche,
there was an old barn.
This is where our dead chief a shot with a tree trunk ...
... A cadet of the village entering it in secret ...
... To sleep with his daughter.
If I got sick ...
... So I can not go to Narayama ...
... Is because of the curse
thrown by the young cadet killed by my father.
After my death, ...
... You'll sleep with all the cadets of the village.
One by one, each a night.
- Each one, every night? - That's right.
Then, please talk to the god the house, and beg him.
Ask these guys also to pray ...
... The god of our house.
Without that, the curse ...
Weigh ... always on our house.
I beg you ...
You redeem the crime.
I'm counting on you.
I understand.
Fear not.
Father, be brave!
I repair this crime.
It's not true!
If it's true!
Who did you know all this?
This is the old man's statement in the "new home".
Who did he say that to?
His daughter, Oei, of course.
How do you know then?
Because ...
... Through there, I heard it.
The stinking, you went to that bitch last night.
Not true, I have never done that!
He has lost his mind.
It stinks as no Shiro wanted him, and it has made him mad.
He's crazy, crazy.
You bastards!
Everyone is laughing at me.
God of the mountain ...
... I get rid of the smell.
And then the father of Oei die quickly.
Still your secrets.
I know what you did last night.
I've looked through the hole?
You spied on us?
It's about mom's teeth?
How?
It forbids me to speak.
I'm talking about Shiro!
You know what about mother's teeth?
It has not broken by falling?
I'll give you one of those lessons.
You're just stupid.
Mom!
I liked your teeth solid like stones.
Your brother is very much like to his father.
It strikes as soon as he is angry.
Did Dad give you shots?
A shy man up immediately hand.
- It does not stink? - No, not at all.
My brother not never said that I stank.
It's like a swing.
Well, it rains inside me ...
It's out!
It looks like my belly has grown.
- when? - Next year.
Baby ...
... Myself ...
... My father ...
... My grandmother.
For her ...
... This baby is a baby mouse.
Why a baby mouse?
You start too young, such as mice.
Orin will not be happy to have a great-grandchild soon.
Too bad!
Tomorrow, you will live with us. - Really?
This evening, each bowl, it must be said.
You're right.
You know how to make love ...
... But you know nothing of the lighting of a fire.
You're very kind ...
It's nothing. It is too much out there.
You not do it again!
Why have you saved?
You're probably right.
This is boring having a baby mouse.
Let her come to replace me here.
I'm ready to accept it.
I'm going to sleep.
We ask forgiveness to the god of Narayama!
We ask forgiveness God of Narayama have.
- Where is Tatsu? And Kesa? - They are gone.
- Where? - A "home when it rains."
This is home. Stay here and keep the little one.
I was going to sleep.
Suddenly I heard noise outside.
I caught this type that was to fly ...
... The bag of peas that I recently harvested.
As usual, he must make amends ...
... To the god of Narayama.
Come, delve his house.
That's it, I found!
Are you sure there's nothing left?
Yes, that's all.
Do you realize?
Their field would not produce less than half.
I doubt that I harvest so little.
The potatoes were torn early.
Her father did the same thing.
Excuse me. Our family is so large.
Who did all these kids like a beast?
I was wrong, I am ashamed.
Késakichi! Have mercy on us.
Our daughter marrys you, is not it?
It has nothing to do!
Everyone leads a difficult life.
This is a family of thieves.
This is not the first time they do that.
It is not Oei.
This time, he must be punished otherwise.
Oei's Father died earlier.
Come on, we need only share what they have stolen.
The beans are very tasty, I should taste a bit.
Will you only eat or work on the mill also?
What do you mean?
The food is only so much as one bowl per head.
You're right.
She did not come to marry Késakichi.
She has been kicked out of her home.
She must be pregnant for five months.
She's eating for two.
Do we have enough to feed this winter?
You can not leave these people as they are.
We must act quickly to be able to sleep peacefully.
Otherwise, they will resume.
What will we do?
We'll meet in Teru ...
... To discuss.
I will first warn others.
Give them the death penalty.
Tonight we must ...
... Make a decision.
If you have to kill the family ...
... We will not let Matsu apart.
You should prepare youself there.
But she's with us like daughter.
- The baby has our blood. - Is that a reason that counts?
No, not at all.
As they say, ...
... You start to look like your father.
Who dared to say that I looked like my father?
Discuss all that good With Orin.
We'll make a game just now.
Idiot!
This is actually three lots.
Okay?
There will be one that will lose.
No complaints!
That's it!
I win.
I have more.
I'm sorry.
It would be nice to have a girl child.
A girl that you do not have to kill, you can sell it.
Matsu!
There they will have nothing to eat tonight.
Take these to them.
You just stay there to take care of yours.
That's it, it's well done.
Tatsuhei!
Risuke!
You stay here.
- Why? - Nothing.
Is it good?
No! Let me go!
Wait! Matsu!
Wait! Listen to me!
Stop!
You bastards!
Matsu is pregnant. It is my child.
Let us go!
Grandma ...
What happened to "the house where it rains"?
Where is Matsu?
Shut up.
Do not ever talk about it in this house.
Go to bed.
Come here and warm up.
Grandma ...
... You deceived us.
Késakichi!
You had returned Matsu home.
Why?
Why did you do that?
It was you who killed her!
The slut!
The devil!
Mama ...
... Why didn't you speak to us?
This winter ...
... Go to the mountain.
My mother went.
Me stepmother as well.
I too have to go.
It's very hard to live here.
I shall see Matsu in the mountains.
When I see her ...
Do not worry. We have one less mouth.
The baby is gone. We will come out this winter.
There will be another fast mice.
Even in cold weather,
we do not put clothing cotton lined ...
can not you covered.
One must also pray, fool.
You pray the god of the house.
Get A Life.
Get yourself naked.
Get on me, quick!
No, it's not there.
That's it. Come on, shake your hips.
How nice!
I enjoy!
The day before yesterday was Katsuzo, and then yesterday, it was Gen.
It tours from west to east.
This will be my turn tonight!
It will be great!
La voila!
This fucking Oei!
The poor smelly!
She did not want you, well done!
You, your wife was killed. Thou shalt have no wife.
The one that wants to be my wife ...
... Here it is already.
You laugh, too.
Are you kidding me!
Filthy beast!
I'm running out of patience.
Species of idiot!
I was told Oeï jumped your turn.
I do not care of it.
You should not lose his head.
I'll take care.
I'll give you a chance.
Will Oei pick me?
No, not that bitch there.
It will be just for one night. Not more than that.
When?
Very soon.
Now, calm down.
Do not vandalize the field, not beat our horse.
One night, right?
Accept what I asked you last night.
Supports it a night.
What do we become the horse dies?
This winter, it will be hard enough.
I'm afraid he sacked the rice field.
Please, sleep with him, just once.
We do not even potatoes to pay his daughter.
Who lost the potatoes to the game?
I know it does not please you, but accept ...
All right! Just one time!
Risuke no longer working, ...
... Since you've ruled out of the tour.
The smell disgusts you.
But I beg you to stand overnight.
I'm sorry, I can not.
I'd die.
You should follow the will of your father.
Did he say to let my son out?
I went to his grave this morning.
I asked and he agreed.
Suddenly I emerged large butterfly ...
... Although this time fall.
Your father became a butterfly?
He flew here and there, looked very happy.
I came back, relieved.
I do not smell, or very little.
So, smell does not bother me.
Can you accept it?
I have no reason to tell you no.
I have not used till now.
Can I still do that?
Do not worry. He has no experience.
He will not see the difference.
I'm leaving tomorrow Narayama.
I call tonight people who have been there.
It's too early.
Tell them quickly.
Mom!
Go quickly to prevent them all ...
... Before they go to work.
I just saw your husband.
Where?
In the meadow of the mountain in the west, I saw it happen.
I'll call everyone.
You, Rihei?
Is it his spirit?
Even if he returns back after all these years ...
... I do not forgive.
You just wandering here and there.
I'm going to the mountains.
I do not welcome you there.
At fifteen, I went to hunt with Dad.
I killed him to return here.
I told him on reflection, ...
... It was better to wear the mother in the mountains.
He was angry, saying that I did not understand.
It has been played, we fought.
I shot with his gun ...
... And I buried him here.
I loved your father ...
... But the whole village laughed at him.
It's not you, but the god of the mountain that killed him.
Do not ever talk to anyone.
Reduce heat now.
When you're done that, bring the pot of sake.
Do not forget to wipe the bottom.
It's a bit early, but take your bath now.
Tome, you can stop.
Come with me.
You're so clever!
During the day, you can see trout swimming.
If you approach the water, they hide under a rock.
You remember the place well, and at night, you slip in hand.
This time it's your turn.
Tatsuhei asked you to give your body for one night to his brother.
Do not do that.
You have to say no outright.
Go. Pass the hand below.
I've caught one!
You see, that's fine.
I have nothing more to teach you. You know everything.
Do not tell no one of this place.
You always come alone.
The pilgrimage to the mountain is painful.
We appreciate your courage.
Excellent sake.
Orin, this preparation ...
... Is really worthy of you.
We must respect the rules of the pilgrimage.
One of them is: on the way it is forbidden to exchange a word.
Another one is: you have to leave home ...
... Without being seen by anyone.
The path to take:
around Mount and go under the holly.
After the slope of the third mountain, there is a pond.
Bypass the pond three times and climb a hill.
Continue to advance and along the valley.
Two and a half miles later ...
... To go through seven turns.
This trail is named the seven valleys.
After having crossed ...
... You get to Narayama.
Here, there's really long way.
Climb, climb, and god will be waiting.
On the way back ...
... You should never look back.
If it displeases you to go through, ...
... You can stop you before the summit.
This is something you do not be said in secret.
I have told you anyway.
It can still be used.
What is it?
He cut the rope with his teeth.
What a shame!
You are unworthy to appear before the god.
Will you break your bonds with God and with your son?
Come, go home.
That's stupid!
What's this?
The teeth of a rabbit, it brings good luck.
Is it back?
Mom, you're tired?
No, I do not want. What about you?
All of our ancestors ...
... Moved here has always ...
... To go to the mountain.
Hundreds Thousands of people ...
... Perhaps more.
Twenty-five years ...
... Go to the mountain brought on the back of my son.
Twenty-five years later ...
... This will be his turn.
There is nothing to do.
Is it true that up there ...
The god of the mountain us?
If there really ...
... To make it snow, as the song goes!
I killed my father ...
... And I killed my mother.
Let me go!
Father!
Go to the mountain!
It's snowing!
It's snow.
Mom!
It starts to snow.
You must be cold.
You're lucky, because it snow ...
... On the day of your pilgrimage.
It is true that snow.
It was so cold.
It began to snow.
What luck.
You must be hungry.
What's wrong?
It's lucky our grandmother.
It's like what the song says.
It smells really good.
From tonight ...
... She eats here.
If it makes cold,
clothing lined with cotton wool,
can not you covered.
If it is hard to Narayama,
when it snows a lot,
you are happier
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