Heinosuke Gosho evokes in this film the family conflicts engendered by the eternal problem of a father who projects his professional desires on the life of his son. The sister Machiko is the essential link that will allow everyone to apologize to each other and achieve reconciliation.
A poor, struggling South Carolinian mother and daughter face painful choices with their resolve and pride. Bone, the eldest daughter, and Anney her tired mother, grow both closer and farther apart: Anney sees Glen as her last chance.
In a suburban landscape, the lives of several families interlace with loss, despair and personal crisis. Esther Gold has lost focus on all but caring for her comatose son, Paul, and neglects her daughter and husband. Lawyer Jim Train is devoted to his career, not his family. Helen Christianson wants to find a new spark in life, while Annette Jennings tries to rebuild hers.
A young couple's announcement of their engagement to their friends is followed by a series of interactions and conflicts that forces everyone to reflect on their lives.
When Tragedy Strikes three Families, their Destiny forces them on a coverging path and mercy as the challenges of their fate could also resurrect their beliefs
19. yüzyılın sonlarında, Narayama Dağı’nın eteğindeki ıssız, küçük bir köyde, aşırı yoksullukla başa çıkabilmek için acımasız bir uygulama benimsenmiştir. Fazla çocuklar baştan atılır, yetmişine gelen ihtiyarlar ise ölmeleri için dağın doruğuna taşınır. Orin’in de vakti yaklaşmaktadır ve yaşlı kadın sakin sakin ailesinin sorunlarını çözümler... Rahatsız edici ve izlemesi zor da olsa, İmamura’nın şiirsel ve canlı anlatım dili, güzel manzaraların hoşluğuyla köylülerin görünürdeki vahşi davranışını dengelemeyi başarıyor.