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.

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Will to Live

January 15, 1999

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Cast (33)

Yasukichi

Tokuko

Yasukichi's lover

Doctor

Tomoko

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Director of a hospital

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Old woman at village

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Village chief

Village chief's lover

Villager

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Crew (6)

Directing

Director

Writing

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Production

Producer

Sound

Original Music Composer

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Camera

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

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