The Far Road
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.
Genre: Drama
Cast: Hisashi Igawa, Sachiko Hidari, Yoshie Ichige, Kazuko Imai, Yoshio Yoshida, Yoshio Kaneuchi, Taiji Tonoyama, Hōsei Komatsu, Hideji Ōtaki, Kenji Isomura, Masaaki Maeda, Kyōzō Nagatsuka, Akiko Nomura
Crew: Junichi Segawa (Director of Photography), Sachiko Hidari (Director), Ken Miyamoto (Screenplay), Minoru Miki (Original Music Composer), Sachiko Hidari (Producer)