Farewell to the Land
さらば愛しき大地
Release: 1982-04-09
·Runtime: 134m
·★ 4.1
Drama
Yukio is an ex-farmer working as a dump-truck driver in Kashima. Haunted by the drowning of his two young sons, whose names he has had tattooed on his back in penance, and locked in a sibling rivalry with his traditional but urbane younger brother who lives in Tokyo, Yukio has become an amphetamine-addicted loner at odds with his family, friends and colleagues.
Production Countries
Japan
Production Companies
GUNRO
Cast
Sumiko Hidaka
as Ine Yamazawa
Nenji Kobayashi
as Farmer
Aoi Nakajima
as Fumiko
Rei Okamoto
as Taiwanese woman
Yudai Ishiyama
as Manager
Kōjirō Kusanagi
as Takejiro Yamazawa
Kumiko Akiyoshi
as Junko
Jirô Chiba
as Akihiko Yamazawa
Kazuko Shirakawa
as Prayer
Keizo Kanie
as Daijin
Gō Awazu
as Driver
Seiji Matsuyama
as Fumie's brother
Yūichi Minato
as Office worker
Sumie Sasaki
as Junko's mother
Kōen Okumura
Jinpachi Nezu
as Yukio Yamazawa
Miyako Yamaguchi
as Fumie Yamazawa