Where Spring Comes Late
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

Gin Maeda

Masumi Harukawa
Passengers on Nemuro Main Line

Hajime Hana
Himself

Kiyoshi Atsumi
Traveler

Shin Morikawa
Ryokan Owner

Tokue Hanazawa
Chinke

Chieko Misaki

Yasukiyo Umeno
Tsuyoshi Kinoshita
Son