Kazoku 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.

Cast:

Chieko Baisho
Tamiko 

Hisashi Igawa
Seiichi 

Chishū Ryū
Genzo, So's father 

Gin Maeda
 

Masumi Harukawa
Passengers on Nemuro Main Line 

Hajime Hana
Himself 

• Where Spring Comes Late
• Wo der Frühling später kommt