The Ballad of Narayama
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The Ballad of Narayama
What are you going to do at Shinyashiki, Tatsuhei?
Nothing.
How's your Dad?
Not so well, and not so bad
Arlue, give me the axe
Grandma, how old are you?
Your teeth look so healthy
There should be no problem
even eating pinecones and dried beans
I haven't eaten such things before
Grandma has about 33 teeth.
Don't be silly, only 28.
Surely more than 28.
Kesakichi, stop talking and go to work.
Is that smelly boy still sleeping?
Risuke, Risuke...
Harumatsu's hungry.
Did you go to Shinyashiki last night?
Did you go to that b*tch's house by stealth
with the farmhand in the country?
No, I didn't.
They treat that dog like a sweet girl
The ex-master has killed
the farmhand who maltreated his daughter
I said I didn't go there.
Though a farmhand, you are still my brother
You would be disgraced if you caused some scandal
It's so smelly here, let's go over there
Uncle! I...
What happened? Don't scream
It doesn't seem so sweet now.
Where is grandma?
Mum! Mum!
You all right?
It looks like Misuiko in the paddy field there
really trouble to face her at that moment
To meet Misuiko?
She is so fat it would be
impossible to make a mistake
Really?
My daughter-in-law will send me to the grave.
When?
Within 10 days I think
You must send me there
Risuke, where's Misuiko?
Where's there?
Wash your face a little next time, ok?
Your Misuiko is at the field
So what, at the smelly field?
She will be smelly soon
So I don't have to go there to handle it yet
Thanks for telling me
or it will hinder my work
She is not smelly yet
However, go there soon!
You idiot!
Why are you so nervous? However smelly
she gets she cannot compare to you
OK, I won't butt into your business!
Anyone in the country knows it
So smelly!
If I finish this
I will go to the field then
What the hell is that?
Isn't that what you want?
It's without measure
Isn't that Shioya?
Oh, Suzuba, long time no see
Haven't seen you for a year, the girl is cute
But her mother
Tatsuhei's wife...
I've heard about her. So miserable...
After her childbirth, she went out picking chestnuts
and fell down from the cliff
Get up! get some drink
Has Tatsuhei gone to the hill to work?
No, to the field.
I thought I met him at the western mountain
on the way here
Saw Tatsuhei?
I maybe mistook him, as I was so far away
Suzuba, my purpose coming here today is nothing else but..
Isn't this salt?
I've not made a decision to buy it
Not for business
It was Mr. Matayan of the neighbouring country
who told me to send it to you
The neighbouring country?
I beg you to do me a favor for Tatsuhei's remarriage
It's so cold
The madam is coming from the neighbour country
She is called Tama
Just became a widow the day before yesterday
She will come here after the 100 days of mourning
She is 37, 8 years younger than you
I needn't make a selection for my plight
Smelly boy, don't come near me
Risuke, don't come near him if he told you not to
Kesakichi will inherit from Tatsuhei to become the master of the family
Tatsuhei
Did you go to the western mountain this morning?
No
Shioya said he saw you
You are getting more and more like Ribei now
He said he saw the master?
It is impossible for a man who got lost 30 years ago to be still alive
Oh, a mistake
Don't cry
Mum
You really don't know about Dad's disappearance?
It was when you were 15, and Risuke was 5
Very bad harvest that year
The girl who just gave birth was sold to Shioya
and Ribei's mother and me both are 69
That's the age to go to the mountaintop
and bad things coming together, Ribei's very disappointing
for failing to bring his mother to the mountaintop
Well rules are rules, kindness is not the issue.
and he just felt himself running away so painful
so disgraceful
you are the same
I am different, different from Dad
of course
Matsu, how many pubic hairs do you have?
I don't know.
Let me count them out for you
No, Kesakichi
No
I don't want it at such place
bracken
it doesn't matter
I'll pick up twice quantity of bracken for you
I'll pick up everything for you
Pick up many many things for you
Oh, so painful...
Come to my house!
Come to find how many teeth my mother has
Tatsuhei, I don't mean this
I'm just imitating your Kesakichi's song
Is that Kesakichi?
Yes
Though don't know who is that, come helping me
My son is a devil, he doesn't let me eat
even kill me
who is that outside?
Dad, he's Neeko's Tatsuhei
Oh. I see
He wanted to die last night
He had done that once before
We thought that he would go to the summit this winter
because he's already 70
So did your mother.
Kesakichi, are grandma's teeth ghost teeth?
Wretch! she likes you so much
No longer let you eat
I envy you
Why?
I won't live for long
but it isn't good either, to be like me, so healthy
able to eat but nothing else
I also want to come to the summit
I don't want to die in my bed and be buried near there
The result is same
All our souls will come to the summit in the end
All of us will meet at the summit together
Really?
Sure
Your husband is also waiting for you
Though I have no idea about my husband
He only left his gun at the valley
He died long ago
though he was a bit thick
but not a bad man
I have no idea
you are so wretched
Wretchedness does not matter, but humiliation does
Kinba is almost dead
When will she die?
Maybe in 1 or 2 days
The woman will come in two months
it doesn't matter whether she comes or not
I don't want this woman. If I would remarry
my wife will look after Yuki
I don't care.
What?
Furthermore, we can't afford additional two people
Wretch, don't eat
Your brother will marry Ameya's Matsune
Wretch, shut up!
Is it too large?
Not serious
A great coffin!
How about Kinba
She just died
Really? Hurry up
Mum, still alive?
Not yet, I got well after eating the baiqiu
It's baiqiu
Idiot
Baby
The harvest is bad this autumn
Are you coming to worship
Is this Tatsuhei's home?
Aren't you Tama from the neighbouring village?
Although I could worship there
But they tell me to come here
Because they said there are good things to eat here
So I come here stealthily at midnight
Oh, you must be hungry
Baby
Come in, quick
Why are you there?
You should come in early
Because I'm alone, that's not good
though brother said he would take me here
He was in drink while worshiping
Shioya said grandma was kind, told me come here early
it's my duty to take you here
that would be fine, I would follow you
though I would tell Shioya
I'll come to the summit soon
It also will be OK later
No, no, God will cry if I go early
These trout were all caught by me
Are you able to catch a trout?
No one could catch more than me, in my home or village
I know where they are
I will tell you later
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