1970
7.5 (14 votes)
1h 46m
Genres
Drama
Production Companies
Shochiku
Where Spring Comes Late (家族)
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.
Key Crew
Director: Yoji Yamada
Screenplay: Akira Miyazaki, Yoji Yamada
Story: Yoji Yamada
Director of Photography: Tetsuo Takaha
Top 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
