Movie·1970·1h 46m
Where Spring Comes Late
Country
Japan
Language
Japanese
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// overview
The Story
Original title: 家族
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.
Written By
Akira Miyazaki
Producer
Yoshiharu Mishima
Cinematography
Tetsuo Takaha
Music
Masaru Satō
Editor
Iwao Ishii
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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// cast
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
Tsuyoshi Kinoshita
Son
Chiaki Seo
Masako Tomiyama
Sumie Kazami
Hisao Dazai
Passengers on Nagasaki Main Line
Kôei Yamamoto
Conductor of Nagasaki Main Line
Riri Sasaki
Hiroshi Inuzuka
Himself
// crew
Crew
Yoji Yamada
Director, Story, Screenplay
Akira Miyazaki
Screenplay
Yoshiharu Mishima
Executive Producer
Tetsuo Takaha
Director of Photography
Masaru Satō
Original Music Composer
Iwao Ishii
Editor
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