The film follows the relationship between a mother and her son. In 1945, the mother played by Sayuri Yoshinaga fled with her two sons from the Russians to Hokkaido. In 1972, her son played by Masato Sakai returns to Japan after finding success in the U.S.
Cast
Sayuri Yoshinaga
Tetsu Ezure
Masato Sakai
Shujiro Ezure
Ryoko Shinohara
Mari Ezure
Hiroshi Abe
Tokujiro Ezure
Koichi Sato
Shinji Sugawara
Ittoku Kishibe
Kazuo Yamaoka
Masatoshi Nakamura
Daikichi Okabe
Reiko Takashima
Mitsue Shimada
Tsurube Shofukutei
bar owner
Toshiyuki Nagashima
Doctor Mita
Ken Yasuda
Hisashi Sugimoto
Toru Nomaguchi
Manabu Kimura
Katsuya Maiguma
Iwaki
Daikichi Sugawara
Unknown
Yukijiro Hotaru
Unknown
Toshi Oide
Unknown
Yuki Tayama
Unknown
Minami Kajihara
Unknown
Mika Kitajima
Unknown
Kenzo Ryu
Unknown
Crew
Yasuhiro Fukuoka
Casting Producer
Yojiro Takita
Director
Machiko Nasu
Screenplay
Lee Yeong-mi
Editor
Takeshi Hamada
Director of Photography
Kimiyoshi Adachi
Assistant Director
Yusuke Okada
Executive Producer
Arata Nishi
Executive Producer
Ryosuke Kijiya
Production Supervisor
Rioko Tominaga
Producer
Kyōko Heya
Production Design
Mari Miyamoto
Costume Design
Mariko Tanaka
Makeup & Hair
Osamu Onodera
Sound Recordist
Koichi Noguchi
VFX Supervisor
Masaaki Kamada
Visual Effects
Katsu Hoshi
Original Music Composer
Kei Ogura
Original Music Composer
Shogo Kaida
Original Music Composer
Genichi Tsushima
Music Producer
Hiroyuki Wagatsuma
Art Designer
Takeshi Yanagisawa
Decorator
Hitoshi Takaya
Gaffer
Takuya Michiue
Production Manager
Sayuri Yoshinaga
Theme Song Performance
Hiroshi Abe
Theme Song Performance
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