Bleak and depressing, but not without a sense of humour and beauty, Imamura gives us a portrait of a small village and its idiosyncratic cultural norms. Very interesting and well performed. I liked it a lot, even though at times I got a little lost. The contrasting images of nature and humanity were an inspired touch.

The idiocy of rural life: the movie.

"However you slice up postwar Japanese cinema, Shohei Imamura is one of its premiere figures." - Zach Campbell

So wait, people reach a certain age and then are sent off to die? Yeah, I liked this movie the first time I saw it, when it was called Logan's Run. Nice try, Imamura, you Hollywood-philiac rip-off artist.

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The first half hour is a lot of set-up, it's only after that when things get interesting. The harsh realities of poverty force the residents of a tiny village to concern themselves only with the essentials: food, sex, and death. Frequent shots of wildlife hunting and copulating underscore the situation (not too subtle, but effective). Sumiko Sakamoto is superb. The film's final, nearly wordless act is quite gripping. The musical score, however, is dated and not that good.

14 Mart 08, 16:30seansi, 5.japon filmleri festivali, en arka, koltuk8 & Hayat bir dongudur, yasli olan olur ve bebek dogar.Bu dongu kiralamaz.Narayama Bushiko'nun anlatmak istedigi de bu aslinda.Narayama'da hayat kolay degildir, ozellikle yaslilar icin.Hatta yas 70'e gelince olume terkedilmeye kadar bile gider bu.Narayama'daki hayati anlatan ve bu dongunun sonuclarini gosteren bir film.Yer yer agir olmasi esnemeye neden olsa da, yonetmenlik ve oyunculuk kesinlikle mukemmel! "festivalin en iyisi"

seriously, i expected something better

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