Journey to the North

Overview

Winter holidays at the university. Eikichi visits a city in the north of the country, the hometown of Yuko, a classmate for whom he has feelings. However, Yuko, having returned home, has just become engaged to a local young man, and the sudden appearance of Eikichi makes others worry that their good relationship will be spoiled. An epic about pure love, which tells the story of a man who leaves his beloved woman, praying for her happiness. Adapted from the novel "Kiri no Naka no Shojo" Yojiro Ishizaka.

Directed by Katsumi Nishikawa

Top cast

Kazuo Funaki

Eikichi Kamimura

Yukiyo Toake

Yoshiko Kaneko

Ken Yamauchi

Kenji Kawara

Nekohachi Edoya

Hanzo Kanai

Eijirō Tōno

Kichinosuke Kawara

Tanie Kitabayashi

Hana Kanai

Toshiyuki Ichimura

Chief of police

Kaku Takashina

Station master

Hyōe Enoki

Assistant station master

Kotoe Hatsui

Tetsuko Kanai

R

Reiko Kobashi

Taeko Kanai

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