The Ballad of Narayama
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The Ballad of Narayama is a 1983 Japanese film by Shōhei Imamura that portrays a remote village’s brutal custom of abandoning its elderly on a mountain, blending stark realism with folkloric themes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Ballad of Narayama canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8624574 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Ballad of Narayama Context triple: [Imamura Shohei, notableWork, The Ballad of Narayama]
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A.
Rashōmon
Rashōmon is a seminal short story by Japanese writer Ryūnosuke Akutagawa that explores moral ambiguity and human desperation in a decaying Kyoto.
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B.
Japanese Story
Japanese Story is a 2003 Australian drama film set in the Pilbara desert, following an intense, tragic relationship between a geologist and a Japanese businessman.
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C.
Kagemusha
Kagemusha is a 1980 Japanese period drama film directed by Akira Kurosawa that explores themes of identity and power through the story of a thief recruited to impersonate a dying warlord.
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D.
Ikiru
Ikiru is a 1952 Japanese drama film directed by Akira Kurosawa that follows a terminally ill bureaucrat’s search for meaning in his final days.
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E.
Otaru
Otaru is a historic port city in northern Japan known for its picturesque canal, preserved Meiji- and Taishō-era architecture, and fresh seafood.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Ballad of Narayama Target entity description: The Ballad of Narayama is a 1983 Japanese film by Shōhei Imamura that portrays a remote village’s brutal custom of abandoning its elderly on a mountain, blending stark realism with folkloric themes.
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A.
Rashōmon
Rashōmon is a seminal short story by Japanese writer Ryūnosuke Akutagawa that explores moral ambiguity and human desperation in a decaying Kyoto.
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B.
Japanese Story
Japanese Story is a 2003 Australian drama film set in the Pilbara desert, following an intense, tragic relationship between a geologist and a Japanese businessman.
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C.
Kagemusha
Kagemusha is a 1980 Japanese period drama film directed by Akira Kurosawa that explores themes of identity and power through the story of a thief recruited to impersonate a dying warlord.
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D.
Ikiru
Ikiru is a 1952 Japanese drama film directed by Akira Kurosawa that follows a terminally ill bureaucrat’s search for meaning in his final days.
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E.
Otaru
Otaru is a historic port city in northern Japan known for its picturesque canal, preserved Meiji- and Taishō-era architecture, and fresh seafood.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Palme d’Or NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Ballad of Narayama (1958 film)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Ballad of Narayama (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Masao Tochizawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| criticalReception | widely acclaimed by international critics ⓘ |
| depicts | ubasute ⓘ |
| director | Shōhei Imamura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributionRegion |
Japan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
international ⓘ |
| distributor | Tōei Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Keiichi Uraoka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| festivalAwardedAt | Cannes Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmColor | color ⓘ |
| genre |
art film
ⓘ
drama ⓘ folk drama ⓘ |
| hasRemakeRelationTo | The Ballad of Narayama (1958 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadActor | Ken Ogata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadActress | Sumiko Sakamoto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Orin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tatsuhei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Shin’ichirō Ikebe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of stark realism and folkloric elements
ⓘ
graphic depiction of rural hardship ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| partOf | Shōhei Imamura filmography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A remote village follows a custom of carrying elderly people to Mount Narayama to die when they reach a certain age. ⓘ |
| premieredAt | 1983 Cannes Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Jirō Tomoda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Tōei Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonist | Orin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1983 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 130 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Shōhei Imamura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInCountry | Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| theme |
aging
ⓘ
death ⓘ filial piety ⓘ poverty ⓘ rural life ⓘ tradition ⓘ |
| yearOfAward | 1983 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Ballad of Narayama Description of subject: The Ballad of Narayama is a 1983 Japanese film by Shōhei Imamura that portrays a remote village’s brutal custom of abandoning its elderly on a mountain, blending stark realism with folkloric themes.
Referenced by (2)
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