
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.

Chieko Baisho
Tamiko

Hisashi Igawa
Seiichi

Chishū Ryū
Genzo, So's father

Gin Maeda

Masumi Harukawa
Passengers on Nemuro Main Line

Hajime Hana
Himself

Kiyoshi Atsumi
Traveler

Shin Morikawa
Ryokan Owner

Tokue Hanazawa
Chinke

Chieko Misaki

Yasukiyo Umeno

Tsuyoshi Kinoshita
Son

Chiaki Seo

Masako Tomiyama
Sumie Kazami

Hisao Dazai
Passengers on Nagasaki Main Line

Kôei Yamamoto
Conductor of Nagasaki Main Line

Riri Sasaki

Hiroshi Inuzuka
Himself

Senri Sakurai
Himself

Ētarō Ishibashi
Himself

Shin Yasuda
Himself

Nobuo Tsukamoto
Ryota Sawa

Tomoe Matsuda
Ryota's wife

Michie Terada
Nurse

Narumi Mizuta

Yoshino Tani
Ryokan employee

Ryōko Mizuki
Neighbor

First Samurai in New York

SORA

The Karate Kid Part II

When a Tree Falls

I Live in Fear

Good Morning

Shinpei

Climbing to Spring

Make-Believers

The Crazy Family

Hanging Garden

Profound Desires of the Gods

Empire of Passion

Daughters, Wives and a Mother

The Last War

Odd Obsession

Elegant Beast

Army

The Family Game

Home from the Sea