It reminds me of The Tree of Life, not because they are similar, but because they are quite opposite. The Tree of Life shows a beginning and an end. There is a start, a birth, and a creation, so there is an exit, a finale, and a conclusion. Unlike the Tree of Life, the Ballad of Narayama shows the cycle of life, the cycle of death and rebirth. Humans and animals alike live, grow old, and finally go back to…