Journey to the North (1967)
Winter holidays at the university. Eikichi visits a city in the north of the country, the hometown of Yuko, a classmate for whom he has feelings. However, Yuko, having returned home, has just become engaged to a local young man, and the sudden appearance of Eikichi makes others worry that their good relationship will be spoiled. An epic about pure love, which tells the story of a man who leaves his beloved woman, praying for her happiness. Adapted from the novel "Kiri no Naka no Shojo" Yojiro Ishizaka.
Director:
Katsumi Nishikawa
Writers:
Sō Kuramoto, Nobuo Yamada.
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Kazuo Funaki as Eikichi Kamimura |
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Yukiyo Toake as Yoshiko Kaneko |
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Ken Yamauchi as Kenji Kawara |
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Nekohachi Edoya as Hanzo Kanai |
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Eijirō Tōno as Kichinosuke Kawara |
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Tanie Kitabayashi as Hana Kanai |
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Toshiyuki Ichimura as Chief of police |
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Kaku Takashina as Station master |
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Hyōe Enoki as Assistant station master |
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Kotoe Hatsui as Tetsuko Kanai |
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Reiko Kobashi as Taeko Kanai |
| Directing | Katsumi Nishikawa | Director |
| Writing | Sō Kuramoto | Screenplay |
| Writing | Nobuo Yamada | Screenplay |
| Writing | Yōjirō Ishizaka | Novel |
| Crew | Kuratarō Takamura | Cinematography |
| Sound | Masayoshi Ikeda | Music |
| Directing | Masami Kuzū | Assistant Director |
