Will to Live

Year: 1999

Runtime: 119 mins

Language: Japanese

Director: Kaneto Shindô

Drama

A contemporary adaptation of The Ballad of Narayama, the story is shifted to modern times, replacing the original practice of abandoning elders with the decision to place a parent in a nursing home. The film examines familial duty and societal neglect, and it won both the Golden St. George and the FIPRESCI Prize at the 21st Moscow International Film Festival.

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