Japan / Oct 24, 1970
1h 46min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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| Narumi Mizuta | |
| Yoshino Tani | Ryokan employee |
| Ryōko Mizuki | Neighbor |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | 家族 |
| Original language | 日本語 (JA) |
| Spoken languages | 日本語 |
| Production countries | Japan |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Shochiku |
| Release date | 24 ottobre 1970 |
| Executive producer | Yoshiharu Mishima |
| Production | Tsuneo Kosumi |
| Writer | Yoji Yamada, Akira Miyazaki |
| Editing | Iwao Ishii |
| Cinematography | Tetsuo Takaha, Kenichi Sakai |
| Assistant directors | Toshinobu Ōmine, Yoji Yamada |
| Lighting | Yoshio Uchida |
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| Camera operators | Tetsuo Takaha, Kenichi Sakai |
| Additional photography | Tetsuo Takaha, Kenichi Sakai |
| Production design | Kiminobu Satō |
| Art direction | Kiminobu Satō |
| Set decoration | Kiminobu Satō |
| Music | Masaru Satō, Sachio Obi, Ryuji Matsumoto |
| Sound | Sachio Obi, Masaru Satō, Ryuji Matsumoto |
| Collection | Tamiko Trilogy |
Release dates
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