Where Spring Comes Late (1970)
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.
Director:
Yoji Yamada
Writers:
Akira Miyazaki, Yoji Yamada.
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Chieko Baisho as Tamiko |
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Hisashi Igawa as Seiichi |
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Chishū Ryū as Genzo, So's father |
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Gin Maeda as |
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Masumi Harukawa as Passengers on Nemuro Main Line |
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Hajime Hana as Himself |
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Kiyoshi Atsumi as Traveler |
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Shin Morikawa as Ryokan Owner |
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Tokue Hanazawa as Chinke |
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Chieko Misaki as |
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Yasukiyo Umeno as |
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Tsuyoshi Kinoshita as Son |
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Chiaki Seo as |
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Masako Tomiyama as Sumie Kazami |
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Hisao Dazai as Passengers on Nagasaki Main Line |
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Kôei Yamamoto as Conductor of Nagasaki Main Line |
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Riri Sasaki as |
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Hiroshi Inuzuka as Himself |
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Senri Sakurai as Himself |
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Ētarō Ishibashi as Himself |
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Shin Yasuda as Himself |
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Nobuo Tsukamoto as Ryota Sawa |
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Tomoe Matsuda as Ryota's wife |
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Michie Terada as Nurse |
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Narumi Mizuta as |
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Yoshino Tani as Ryokan employee |
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Ryōko Mizuki as Neighbor |
| Directing | Yoji Yamada | Director |
| Writing | Akira Miyazaki | Screenplay |
| Writing | Yoji Yamada | Screenplay |
| Writing | Yoji Yamada | Story |
| Camera | Tetsuo Takaha | Director of Photography |
| Art | Kiminobu Satō | Art Direction |
| Sound | Sachio Obi | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Ryuji Matsumoto | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Masaru Satō | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Tsuneo Kosumi | Associate Producer |
| Editing | Iwao Ishii | Editor |
| Production | Yoshiharu Mishima | Executive Producer |
| Lighting | Yoshio Uchida | Lighting Technician |
| Camera | Kenichi Sakai | Still Photographer |
| Directing | Toshinobu Ōmine | Assistant Director |
