
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.
Cast

Hiroshi Inuzuka
Himself

Chieko Baisho
Tamiko

Yasukiyo Umeno

Riri Sasaki

Ētarō Ishibashi
Himself

Shin Yasuda
Himself

Nobuo Tsukamoto
Ryota Sawa

Ryōko Mizuki
Neighbor

Hisashi Igawa
Seiichi

Chishū Ryū
Genzo, So's father

Hajime Hana
Himself

Kiyoshi Atsumi
Traveler

Tokue Hanazawa
Chinke

Chieko Misaki

Hisao Dazai
Passengers on Nagasaki Main Line

Gin Maeda

Shin Morikawa
Ryokan Owner

Senri Sakurai
Himself

Yoshino Tani
Ryokan employee

Masumi Harukawa
Passengers on Nemuro Main Line