Drama
Where Spring Comes Late
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.
Directed by Yoji Yamada, Yoshiharu Mishima
77
User score
16 votes
Status
Released
Released
October 24, 1970
Runtime
1h 46m
Language
Japanese
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
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
佐々木梨里
Hiroshi Inuzuka
Himself
Senri Sakurai
Himself
Ētarō Ishibashi
Himself
