In a remote village where food is scarce, elders who reach the age of 70 are carried by their children to the top of a nearby mountain to die in solitude. Orin, a vibrant 69-year-old grandmother, has accepted her fate — but struggles to prepare the rest of her family for the ritual.
Orin
Tatsuhei
Tamayan
Matayan
Matayan's son
Teruyan
Kesakichi
Matsu-yan
Messenger
One of the villagers who Teaches Narayama's Manners (uncredited)
Tatsuhei's son (uncredited)
One of the villagers who teaches Narayama's manners (uncredited)
One of the villagers who teaches Narayama's manners (uncredited)