Overview

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.

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Cast

Hisashi Igawa

Sachiko Hidari

Yoshie Ichige

Yoshio Yoshida

Yoshio Kaneuchi

Taiji Tonoyama

Hōsei Komatsu

Hideji Ōtaki

Kyōzō Nagatsuka

Akiko Nomura

Torauemon Utazawa

Toshiyuki Nishida