Will to Live
Cast
Rentarō Mikuni 
Shinobu Ôtake 
Naoko Ôtani 
Akira Emoto 
Yoshiko Miyazaki Chôei Takahashi
Credits
Written by: 
Kaneto Shindō
Plot
It is based on the story of The Ballad of Narayama updated to the present day, with the substitution of putting a parent into an old people's home for the abandonment of the original. The film won the Golden St.
Sinekatalog’s take
Will to Live (1999) is a Japanese drama directed by Kaneto Shindo. It won the Golden St. George at the Moscow International Film Festival in 1999. It stars Rentaro Mikuni, Shinobu Otake and Naoko Ohtani. It runs 119 minutes. It is listed here for its festival and awards record.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.0 / 10 (149 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.