Where Spring Comes Late
家族
1970 · 1h 46m · Drama · Japan
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 YamadaStory by
Yoji Yamada6.3Smart score
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japanese family
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