In a small village in a valley everyone who reaches the age of 70 must leave the village and go to a certain mountain top to die. If anyone should refuse they would disgrace their family. Old Orin is 69. This winter it is her turn to go to the mountain. But first she must make sure that her eldest son Tatsuhei finds a wife.
as Tatsuhei
as Orin
as Risuke
as Tamayan
as Katsuzô
as Jinsaku
as Zeniya Tadayan
as Kesakichi
as Matsuyan
as Oei
as Teruyan
as Yakimatsu
as Arayashiki
as Tsune
as Okane
as Amaya
as Tomekichi
as Amaya's Wife
as Amaya's Son
as Kinyan
as Sugiyan
as Shioya
as Matayan
