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.
Chieko Baisho
Tamiko
Hisashi Igawa
Seiichi
Chishū Ryū
Genzo, So's father
Gin Maeda
Masumi Harukawa
Passengers on Nemuro Main Line
Hajime Hana
Himself
Kiyoshi Atsumi
Traveler
Shin Morikawa
Ryokan Owner
