Synopsis & Context
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.
Title Dossier
- Original Title
- 生きたい
- Release
- January 15, 1999
- Screen Time
- 1h 59min
- Rating
- N/A
- Direction
- Kaneto Shindō
- Original Language
- Japanese
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Production Status
- Released
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