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Will to Live (1999)

Will to Live (1999)

Drama
Release Date: 1999, January 15
Directors: Kaneto Shindō
Countries: Japan
Production: Kindai Eiga Kyokai, Kindai Eiga Kyokai
Cast: Akira Emoto, Rentaro Mikuni, Shinobu Otake, Yoshiko Miyazaki, Masahiko Tsugawa, Hideko Yoshida, Eimei Esumi, Hideo Kanze, Naoko Ohtani, Tokuko Watanabe

Overview:

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.