Will to Live (movie)

Will to Live (movie)

生きたい
  • User score: 6.3
  • Production country: Japan
  • Producer: Kaneto Shindō
  • Production companies: Kindai Eiga Kyokai
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release date: 1/15/1999
  • Run time: 119 min.

Movie description

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.

Actors

Rentaro Mikuni

Rentaro Mikuni

Role(s): Yasukichi

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Shinobu Ôtake

Shinobu Ôtake

Role(s): Tokuko

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Naoko Ohtani

Naoko Ohtani

Role(s): Yasukichi's lover

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Akira Emoto

Akira Emoto

Role(s): Doctor

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Yoshiko Miyazaki

Yoshiko Miyazaki

Role(s): Tomoko

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