Will to Live
First aired on Jan 15, 1999
60%
Genres: 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.
Featured Cast: click image to view more
Rentaro Mikuni | Yasukichi
Shinobu Ôtake | Tokuko
Naoko Ohtani | Yasukichi's lover
Akira Emoto | Doctor
Yoshiko Miyazaki | Tomoko
Chōei Takahashi |
Featured Crew
Kaneto Shindō | Director
Kaneto Shindō | Writer
Yoshiyuki Miyake | Director of Photography
Yukio Watanabe | Editor
Hikaru Hayashi | Original Music Composer
Jirô Shindô | Producer
