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Where Spring Comes Late

1970 · 106 min

A slow, heartfelt journey through loss and resilience, capturing the quiet dignity of a family uprooted.

Directed by
Yoji Yamada
Genres
Drama
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.
How it feels
Melancholic, earnest and warm. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Family, grief, survival, isolation
Content
No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note
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Directed by
Yoji Yamada
Genres
Drama
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How it feels

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Full breakdown
Tone
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
Places
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight8

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Yoji Yamada
Written by
Akira Miyazaki, Yoji Yamada
Starring
Chieko Baisho, Hisashi Igawa, Chishū Ryū, Gin Maeda, Masumi Harukawa, Hajime Hana, Kiyoshi Atsumi, Shin Morikawa
Music
Masaru Satō
Cinematography
Tetsuo Takaha
Runtime
106 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

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