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The Ballad of Narayama
楢山節考
1958 · Film · 98 min
Directed by Keisuke Kinoshita
In a remote village where food is scarce, elders who reach the age of 70 are carried by their children to the top of a nearby mountain to die in solitude. Orin, a vibrant 69-year-old grandmother, has accepted her fate — but struggles to prepare the rest of her family for the ritual.
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For older times, there is of course The Ballad of Narayama [1]
> The film explores the legendary practice of ubasute, in which elderly people were carried to a mountain and abandoned to die.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ballad_of_Narayama_(1958_film)
Referring to ubasute[0].Seems more to be an aspect of folklore and popular culture than an actual practice, although it has made for the premise of a good film [1].
[0] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubasute
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ballad_of_Narayama_(1958_film)