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.

Director: Yoji Yamada

Cast: Chieko Baisho, Hisashi Igawa, Chishū Ryū, Gin Maeda, Masumi Harukawa, Hajime Hana, Kiyoshi Atsumi, Shin Morikawa

Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.