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Where Spring Comes Late

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Where Spring Comes Late

7.6

1h 46m

1970

Synopsis

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.

Director

Yoji Yamada

Drama

japanese family

Cast & Crew

Chieko Baisho

Chieko Baisho

as Tamiko

Hisashi Igawa

Hisashi Igawa

as Seiichi

Chishū Ryū

Chishū Ryū

as Genzo, So's father

Gin Maeda

Gin Maeda

Masumi Harukawa

Masumi Harukawa

as Passengers on Nemuro Main Line

Hajime Hana

Hajime Hana

as Himself

Kiyoshi Atsumi

Kiyoshi Atsumi

as Traveler

Shin Morikawa

Shin Morikawa

as Ryokan Owner

Tokue Hanazawa

Tokue Hanazawa

as Chinke

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