Screenplay: Shichirô Fukazawa
Top movies, series, and documentaries with a screenplay by Shichirô Fukazawa. Explore the titles that showcase an exceptional writing.
The Ballad of Narayama
1983 · Movie · 130 min. · Japan
Direction Shôhei Imamura
Cast Ken Ogata · Sumiko Sakamoto · Tonpei Hidari · Aki Takejô
Plot A fusion of Japanese Kabuki and modern film techniques, this adaptation of Shichiro Fukazawa's 1956 novel depicts the moving tale of a 69-year-old woman's traditional journey from her poor village...
7.7
5K votes
7.7
5K votes
Ballad of Narayama
1958 · Movie · 98 min. · Japan
Direction Keisuke Kinoshita
Cast Kinuyo Tanaka · Teiji Takahashi · Yûko Mochizuki · Danko Ichikawa
Plot In Kabuki style, the film tells the story of a remote mountain village where the scarcity of food leads to a voluntary but socially-enforced policy in which relatives carry 70-year-old...
7.5
699 votes
7.5
699 votes
The River Fuefuki
1960 · Movie · 113 min. · Japan
Direction Keisuke Kinoshita
Cast Takahiro Tamura · Hideko Takamine · Shogoro Ichikawa · Kichiemon Nakamura
6.9
43 votes
6.9
43 votes