Movie: The Far Road

Top 10 Billed Cast

Hisashi Igawa
井川比佐志

Sachiko Hidari
左幸子

Yoshie Ichige
市毛良枝

Kazuko Imai
今井和子

Yoshio Yoshida
吉田義夫

Yoshio Kaneuchi
金内吉男

Taiji Tonoyama
殿山泰司

Hōsei Komatsu
小松方正

Hideji Ōtaki
大滝秀治

Kenji Isomura
磯村健治

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    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.

  • Release Date

    1977-09-11

  • Average

    7.5

  • Rating:

    3.8 starts
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  • Genres

  • Languages:

    日本語

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