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.

Country:

Japan

Genre:

Drama

Duration:

119 minutes

Year:

1999

Director:

Kaneto Shindō

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Company:

Kindai Eiga Kyokai

Cast:

Yasukichi

Tokuko

Yasukichi's lover

Doctor

Tomoko

Crew:

Director

Writer

Producer

Music

Director of Photography