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