Farewell to the Land (1982)
Original title: さらば愛しき大地
Farewell to the Land is a 1982 Japanese-language drama movie directed by Mitsuo Yanagimachi, with a running time of 2h 14m. It stars Jinpachi Nezu, Kumiko Akiyoshi and Jirô Chiba.
Yukio is an ex-farmer working as a dump-truck driver in Kashima. Haunted by the drowning of his two young sons, whose names he has had tattooed on his back in penance, and locked in a sibling rivalry with his traditional but urbane younger brother who lives in Tokyo, Yukio has become an amphetamine-addicted loner at odds with his family, friends and colleagues.
Cast
- Jinpachi Nezu as Yukio Yamazawa
- Kumiko Akiyoshi as Junko
- Jirô Chiba as Akihiko Yamazawa
- Miyako Yamaguchi as Fumie Yamazawa
- Kazuko Shirakawa as Prayer
- Keizo Kanie as Daijin
- Gō Awazu as Driver
- Sumiko Hidaka as Ine Yamazawa
- Yudai Ishiyama as Manager
- Nenji Kobayashi as Farmer
- Kōjirō Kusanagi as Takejiro Yamazawa
- Seiji Matsuyama as Fumie's brother