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Will to Live (1999)

6.3/10 1h 59m Jan 15, 1999
Drama

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.

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Movie Details

Original Title 生きたい
Original Language JA
Status Released
Popularity 0.4

Cast

Rentaro Mikuni
Rentaro Mikuni
Yasukichi
Popularity: 2.6
Shinobu Otake
Shinobu Otake
Tokuko
Popularity: 2.0
Naoko Ohtani
Naoko Ohtani
Yasukichi's lover
Popularity: 1.2
Akira Emoto
Akira Emoto
Doctor
Popularity: 1.4
Yoshiko Miyazaki
Yoshiko Miyazaki
Tomoko
Popularity: 6.5
Chōei Takahashi
Chōei Takahashi
Popularity: 5.1
Akaji Maro
Akaji Maro
Popularity: 6.9
Hideo Kanze
Hideo Kanze
Director of a hospital
Popularity: 3.5
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Aya Mizuno
Popularity: 0.1
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Masaru Baba
Popularity: 2.6
Yuriko Hirooka
Yuriko Hirooka
Popularity: 6.3
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Hitoshi Kusanagi
Popularity: 0.3

Key Crew

Writer Kaneto Shindō
Director Kaneto Shindō
Editor Yukio Watanabe
Producer Jirô Shindô

Production

Kindai Eiga Kyokai
JP

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Rating
6.3
/10

Based on 6 votes

Details
Release Date January 15, 1999
Runtime 1h 59m
Language JA
Status Released
Popularity 0.4
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