Movie
In a small village in a valley everyone who reaches the age of 70 must leave the village and go to a certain mountain top to die. If anyone should refuse they would disgrace their family. Old Orin is 69. This winter it is her turn to go to the mountain. But first she must make sure that her eldest son Tatsuhei finds a wife.
Tatsuhei
Orin
Risuke
Tamayan
Katsuzô
Jinsaku
Zeniya Tadayan
Kesakichi
Matsuyan
Oei
Teruyan
Yakimatsu
Arayashiki
Tsune
Okane
Amaya
Tomekichi
Amaya's Wife
Amaya's Son
Kinyan
Sugiyan
Shioya
Matayan