Film
The Far Road
1977 · 1h 54m · Drama
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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.
Cast
Hisashi Igawa
Sachiko Hidari
Yoshie Ichige
Kazuko Imai
Yoshio Yoshida
Yoshio Kaneuchi
Taiji Tonoyama
Hōsei Komatsu
Hideji Ōtaki
Kenji Isomura
Masaaki Maeda
Kyōzō Nagatsuka
Akiko Nomura
Sachiko Matsushita
Torauemon Utazawa
Toshiyuki Nishida
Crew
- Sachiko HidariProducer · Director
- Ken MiyamotoScreenplay
- Junichi SegawaDirector of Photography
- Minoru MikiOriginal Music Composer
- Keiichi UraokaEditor
Media
Details
- Release date
- September 11, 1977
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 1h 54m
- Genres
- Drama
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