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Where Spring Comes Late

19707.6 / 10106 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

Chieko Baisho

Tamiko

Hisashi Igawa

Hisashi Igawa

Seiichi

Chishū Ryū

Chishū Ryū

Genzo, So's father

Gin Maeda

Gin Maeda

Masumi Harukawa

Masumi Harukawa

Passengers on Nemuro Main Line

Hajime Hana

Hajime Hana

Himself

Kiyoshi Atsumi

Kiyoshi Atsumi

Traveler

Shin Morikawa

Shin Morikawa

Ryokan Owner

Tokue Hanazawa

Tokue Hanazawa

Chinke

Chieko Misaki

Chieko Misaki

Yasukiyo Umeno

Yasukiyo Umeno

Tsuyoshi Kinoshita

Tsuyoshi Kinoshita

Son

Chiaki Seo

Chiaki Seo

Masako Tomiyama

Masako Tomiyama

Sumie Kazami

Hisao Dazai

Hisao Dazai

Passengers on Nagasaki Main Line

Kôei Yamamoto

Kôei Yamamoto

Conductor of Nagasaki Main Line

Riri Sasaki

Riri Sasaki

Hiroshi Inuzuka

Hiroshi Inuzuka

Himself

Senri Sakurai

Senri Sakurai

Himself

Ētarō Ishibashi

Ētarō Ishibashi

Himself

Shin Yasuda

Shin Yasuda

Himself

Nobuo Tsukamoto

Nobuo Tsukamoto

Ryota Sawa

Tomoe Matsuda

Tomoe Matsuda

Ryota's wife

Michie Terada

Michie Terada

Nurse

Narumi Mizuta

Narumi Mizuta

Yoshino Tani

Yoshino Tani

Ryokan employee

Ryōko Mizuki

Ryōko Mizuki

Neighbor

Crew

Yoji Yamada

Yoji Yamada

Director

Yoji Yamada

Yoji Yamada

Story

Yoji Yamada

Yoji Yamada

Screenplay

Akira Miyazaki

Akira Miyazaki

Screenplay

Yoshiharu Mishima

Yoshiharu Mishima

Executive Producer

Tsuneo Kosumi

Tsuneo Kosumi

Associate Producer

Tetsuo Takaha

Tetsuo Takaha

Director of Photography

Kiminobu Satō

Kiminobu Satō

Art Direction

Masaru Satō

Masaru Satō

Original Music Composer

Sachio Obi

Sachio Obi

Sound Recordist

Ryuji Matsumoto

Ryuji Matsumoto

Sound Mixer

Yoshio Uchida

Yoshio Uchida

Lighting Technician

Iwao Ishii

Iwao Ishii

Editor

Toshinobu Ohmine

Toshinobu Ohmine

Assistant Director

Kenichi Sakai

Kenichi Sakai

Still Photographer