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1970

Where Spring Comes Late

Directed by Yoji Yamada

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.

Duration

1h 46m

Released

October 24, 1970

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7.6

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Cast27

  • Chieko Baisho
  • Hisashi Igawa
  • Chishū Ryū
  • Gin Maeda
  • Masumi Harukawa
  • Hajime Hana
  • Kiyoshi Atsumi
  • Shin Morikawa
  • Tokue Hanazawa

Part ofThe Tamiko Trilogy

Includes Where Spring Comes Late (1970), Home from the Sea (1972), and A Distant Cry from Spring (1980).

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