
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.
Top Billed Cast

Chieko Baisho
Tamiko

Hisashi Igawa
Seiichi

Chishū Ryū
Genzo, So's father

Masumi Harukawa
Passengers on Nemuro Main Line
Featured Crew

Yoji Yamada
Director

Yoji Yamada
Story

Yoji Yamada
Screenplay

Akira Miyazaki
Screenplay
Tetsuo Takaha
Director of Photography
Kiminobu Satō
Art Direction
Yoshiharu Mishima
Executive Producer
Sachio Obi
Sound Recordist
Tsuneo Kosumi
Associate Producer

Masaru Satō
Original Music Composer
Iwao Ishii
Editor
Ryuji Matsumoto
Sound Mixer