The Far Road (1977)
遠い一本の道
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.
- Date of release
- 1977-09-11
- TMDB
- 7.7 / 10 (3)
- Runtime
- 1h 54m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Sachiko Hidari
Casting
- Hisashi Igawa
- Sachiko Hidari
- Yoshie Ichige
- Kazuko Imai
- Yoshio Yoshida
- Yoshio Kaneuchi
- Taiji Tonoyama
- Hōsei Komatsu
- Hideji Ōtaki
- Kenji Isomura
- Masaaki Maeda
- Kyōzō Nagatsuka
Interesting facts
The Far Road is a 1977 Japanese film directed by and starring Sachiko Hidari. It was entered into the 28th Berlin International Film Festival.
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