Journey to the North (1967)
Original title: 北国の旅情
Journey to the North is a 1967 Japanese-language drama movie directed by Katsumi Nishikawa, with a running time of 1h 24m. It stars Kazuo Funaki, Yukiyo Toake and Ken Yamauchi.
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.
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What is Journey to the North about?
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.
When was Journey to the North released?
Journey to the North was released on 3 January 1967.
How long is Journey to the North?
Journey to the North runs 1h 24m.
Who made Journey to the North?
Journey to the North was directed by Katsumi Nishikawa.
Cast
- Kazuo Funaki as Eikichi Kamimura
- Yukiyo Toake as Yoshiko Kaneko
- Ken Yamauchi as Kenji Kawara
- Nekohachi Edoya as Hanzo Kanai
- Eijirō Tōno as Kichinosuke Kawara
- Tanie Kitabayashi as Hana Kanai
- Toshiyuki Ichimura as Chief of police
- Kaku Takashina as Station master
- Hyōe Enoki as Assistant station master
- Kotoe Hatsui as Tetsuko Kanai
- Reiko Kobashi as Taeko Kanai