Where Spring Comes Late

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.

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Release Date

October 24, 1970

Status

Released

Original Title

家族

Runtime

1h 46min

Budget

Revenue

Language

Japanese

Production Companies

Shochiku

Part of

Tamiko Trilogy

Includes: Where Spring Comes Late, Home from the Sea, A Distant Cry from Spring