645 - The Ballad of Narayama (1958)
Kabuki and 1950\u2019s studio style combine in Keisuke Kinoshita\u2019s lavish and heart-wrenching account of a rural Japanese family planning for and coping with the responsibilities and struggles of ubasute - a village\u2019s custom to carry elderly family members to a mountaintop in winter and abandon them. \xa0Gorgeous set and production design add a compelling dynamism to an otherwise carefully plotted family drama.
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