
Overview
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
Masumi Harukawa
Passengers on Nemuro Main Line
Hajime Hana
Himself
Kiyoshi Atsumi
Traveler
Shin Morikawa
Ryokan Owner
Tokue Hanazawa
Chinke
Masako Tomiyama
Sumie Kazami
Hisao Dazai
Passengers on Nagasaki Main Line
Kôei Yamamoto
Conductor of Nagasaki Main Line
Hiroshi Inuzuka
Himself
Senri Sakurai
Himself
Ētarō Ishibashi
Himself
Shin Yasuda
Himself
Nobuo Tsukamoto
Ryota Sawa
Tomoe Matsuda
Ryota's wife
Michie Terada
Nurse
Yoshino Tani
Ryokan employee
Ryōko Mizuki
Neighbor
Touch Chesi Chudu
Convenience Story
Braveheart
Toy Story 2
Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard
Spider-Man 2
Resident Evil: Apocalypse
Monster House
Toy Story 3
Lethal Weapon 2
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Step Up 2: The Streets
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Toy Story
Neighbors
xXx: State of the Union
Mean Girls 2
Journey to the Center of the Earth
Sleeping Beauty