Where Spring Comes Late (1970)

7.7/10 106 min Drama

Overview

The story is set in 1970 during the time of the first EXPO in Japan. The film’s main figure is a miner who suddenly becomes unemployed because the mine he worked in was shut down. He decides to resettle with his whole family to Hokkaido in northern Japan and start a new life as a farmer.

Cast

Chieko Baisho

Tamiko

Hisashi Igawa

Seiichi

Chishū Ryū

Genzo, So's father

Gin Maeda

Masumi Harukawa

Passengers on Nemuro Main Line

Hajime Hana

Himself

Kiyoshi Atsumi

Traveler

Shin Morikawa

Ryokan Owner

Tokue Hanazawa

Chinke

Chieko Misaki

Yasukiyo Umeno

Hisao Dazai

Passengers on Nagasaki Main Line

佐々木梨里

Hiroshi Inuzuka

Himself

Senri Sakurai

Himself

Ētarō Ishibashi

Himself

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