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Will to Live

Will to Live

19996.31h 59m

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.

Directed by Kaneto Shindō
Written by Kaneto Shindō
Produced by Jirô Shindô
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Top Cast

Rentaro Mikuni

Rentaro Mikuni

Yasukichi

Shinobu Otake

Shinobu Otake

Tokuko

Naoko Ohtani

Naoko Ohtani

Yasukichi's lover

Akira Emoto

Akira Emoto

Doctor

Yoshiko Miyazaki

Yoshiko Miyazaki

Tomoko

Chōei Takahashi

Chōei Takahashi

Akaji Maro

Akaji Maro

Hideo Kanze

Hideo Kanze

Director of a hospital

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Aya Mizuno

M

Masaru Baba

About Will to Live

Will to Live is a drama film released in 1999. Directed by Kaneto Shindō, it stars Rentaro Mikuni, Shinobu Otake, Naoko Ohtani. 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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