The Far Road

1h 54m
Drama
7.5

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
Unknown
Sachiko Hidari
Unknown
Yoshie Ichige
Unknown
Kazuko Imai
Unknown
Yoshio Yoshida
Unknown
Yoshio Kaneuchi
Unknown
Taiji Tonoyama
Unknown
Hōsei Komatsu
Unknown
Hideji Ōtaki
Unknown
Kenji Isomura
Unknown
Masaaki Maeda
Unknown
Kyōzō Nagatsuka
Unknown
Akiko Nomura
Unknown
Sachiko Matsushita
Unknown
Torauemon Utazawa
Unknown
Toshiyuki Nishida
Unknown

Crew

Sachiko Hidari
Director, Producer
Ken Miyamoto
Screenplay
Keiichi Uraoka
Editor
Junichi Segawa
Director of Photography
Minoru Miki
Original Music Composer

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