The Far Road

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.

• Sachiko HidariDirector
• Ken MiyamotoScreenplay
• Minoru MikiOriginal Music Composer

• Hisashi IgawaCast
• Sachiko HidariCast
• Yoshie IchigeCast
• Kazuko ImaiCast
• Yoshio YoshidaCast
• Yoshio KaneuchiCast
• Taiji TonoyamaCast
• Hōsei KomatsuCast
• Hideji ŌtakiCast
• Kenji IsomuraCast
• Masaaki MaedaCast
• Kyōzō NagatsukaCast