Synopsis
A Tokyo family escaping the war relocates to a Hokkaido village; their daughter is set to marry the local leader's son, but her siblings disapprove.
Movie Information
- Director
- Keisuke Kinoshita
- Writers
- Keisuke Kinoshita
- Release Year
- 1963
- Runtime
- 83 minutes
- Genre
- Drama, Thriller, War
- Language
- JA
- Country
- Japan
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 7.0 / 10 (15 votes)
Top Cast
Shima Iwashita
Kieko Sonobe
Mariko Kaga
Yuri Shimizu
Gō Katō
Hideyuki Sonobe
Kinuyo Tanaka
Shizuko Sonobe
Yoshi Katō
Shintaro Shimizu
Bunta Sugawara
Goichi Takamori
Tsutomu Matsukawa
Kikue Mōri
Umeno Sonobe
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