Where Spring Comes Late
7.6
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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Part of Tamiko Trilogy
3 films
Cast
27 people
Chieko Baisho
Tamiko
Known for
Howl's Moving Castle
Weathering with You
Hisashi Igawa
Seiichi
Known for
Ran
Pitfall
Chishū Ryū
Genzo, So's father
Known for
Tokyo Story
Late Spring
Gin Maeda
Known for
R100
Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima
Masumi Harukawa
Passengers on Nemuro Main Line
Known for
Intentions of Murder
Hachiko
Hajime Hana
Himself
Known for
Cleopatra: Queen of Sex
Kiyoshi Atsumi
Traveler
Also in
Tora-san, Our Lovable Tramp
The Yellow Handkerchief
Shin Morikawa
Ryokan Owner
Known for
Cruel Story of Youth
Tokue Hanazawa
Chinke
Known for
The Castle of Sand
Chieko Misaki
Also in
Tora-san, Our Lovable Tramp
Love Story
Yasukiyo Umeno
Known for
Kamen Rider
Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald
Tsuyoshi Kinoshita
Son
No other roles listed
Yoji Yamada Director · Akira Miyazaki Screenplay Masaru Satō Composer
First release October 24, 1970 · Produced in Japan · Original title 家族
Production
Shochiku
Production
Japan
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Languages
Original title
家族
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · October 24, 1970
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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