Narayama Bushi-ko - La balada de Narayama (Shôhei Imamura, 1983)

Cinema and Science Series

Invited Scientists: Aitzpea Leizaola Egaña
EHU
When: 2026/03/20
19:00
Place: Tabakalera, Donostia / San Sebastián
Organizers: DIPC, Basque Film Archive, San Sebastian International Film Festival
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Narayama Bushi-ko - La balada de Narayama (Shôhei Imamura, 1983) — Photogram of Narayama Bushi-ko - La balada de Narayama (Shôhei ImamuraM 1983) which is projected in the framework of Cinema and Science 2026. C Toei Company.

Synopsis of the film:
According to a village’s ancient tradition, once a person turns seventy they must leave the village and go to live on the summit of Mount Narayama. A ruthless death sentence that plunges families into grief and despair as they send their elders away.

Guest scientist and format:
Aitzpea Leizaola is an anthropologist and professor at the University of the Basque Country, where she is also director of the official master’s degree program in anthropology. After the screening, there will be the usual discussion session during which attendees can ask questions.

Language:
Film: original Japanese version with Spanish subtitles.

Presentation: Spanish

Program and tickets:
Program in Donostia / San Sebastián; Tickets

About the speaker

Aitzpea Leizaola is an anthropologist and professor at the University of the Basque Country, where she is also director of the official master’s degree program in anthropology. A specialist in identity-building processes,her main areas of interest focus on border research, memory in post-conflict contexts, and Basque culture in general. She has been a Basque Visiting Fellow at the University of Oxford and held the Amale Artetxe Chair at the University of Buenos Aires. She is engaged in outreach.