Year One in the North

Famine-era Japan meets a road movie set in snow. A displaced clan relocates north to Hokkaido only to face government resettlement again. Yearslong exile tests a farmer and his daughter waiting for his return.

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Isao Yukisada directed Year One in the North in 2005. See Isao Yukisada's full filmography, where to start with Isao Yukisada, or where to go after you've seen everything by Isao Yukisada.

Year One in the North was released in 2005 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 169 minutes.