The story is set in 1970 during the time of the first EXPO in Japan. The film’s main figure is a miner who suddenly becomes unemployed because the mine he worked in was shut down. He decides to resettle with his whole family to Hokkaido in northern Japan and start a new life as a farmer.
as Tamiko
as Seiichi
as Genzo, So's father
as Passengers on Nemuro Main Line
as Himself
as Traveler
as Ryokan Owner
as Chinke
as Son
as Sumie Kazami
as Passengers on Nagasaki Main Line
as Conductor of Nagasaki Main Line
as Himself
as Himself
as Himself
as Himself
as Ryota Sawa
as Ryota's wife
as Nurse
as Ryokan employee
as Neighbor
