The Far Road

Overview

Set in the time of steam locomotives and covering a period of almost 30 years, this sensitive film tells the story of the wife of a railroad worker in the northern part of Japan. The ferocious local class restrictions work to keep her husband in his place, as does his lack of education.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

September 11, 1977

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Cast

Yoshio Yoshida,Hisashi Igawa,Torauemon Utazawa,Toshiyuki Nishida,Yoshio Kaneuchi,Hideji Ōtaki,Kenji Isomura,Taiji Tonoyama,Masaaki Maeda,Sachiko Matsushitaand 6 more

Director

Sachiko Hidari

Writer

Ken Miyamoto

Producer

Sachiko Hidari

Cinematography

Junichi Segawa

Music

Minoru Miki

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0159034