In a poor 19th century rural Japanese village, everyone who reaches the age of 70 has to climb a nearby mountain to die. An elderly woman is reaching close to her cut-off age during her last days with her family.
             
                        
            
                                
                    Director: Shôhei Imamura                
                                
                                
                    Writer: Shôhei Imamura, Shichirô Fukazawa                
                                
                                
                    Cast: Ken Ogata, Sumiko Sakamoto, Tonpei Hidari