A topic work that once shocked everyone. Yamada spent five years planning it and a year shooting it from south to north across the Japanese archipelag[Expand All]
A topic work that once shocked everyone. Yamada spent five years planning it and a year shooting it from south to north across the Japanese archipelago. With Japan's economy taking off, Seiichi, who was a coal miner in his hometown of Nagasaki, decided to go to Hokkaido with his wife, children and elderly father to seek a new world after his company went bankrupt. From Nagasaki to Hakata, Osaka, Tokyo, a family on the journey through vicissitudes...... The unique style of road movies and the documentary shooting techniques add a lot of force to the story. It is brimming with family affection and also expresses the pain of parting in death. The two crosses on the desolate hill bring tears to one's eyes. For her husband's dream, the wife persuaded her grandfather to take the children and bid farewell to the familiar and peaceful island, moving the whole family to a distant town. Along the way, they passed through Nagasaki, Osaka, Tokyo and other places. Everything in the cities was so fresh and exciting, but at the same time it made them feel strange and indifferent. When they were full of dreams and looking forward to a bright future, fate played a trick on them: their lovely little daughter passed away on the way, and their grandfather also died shortly after arriving at the small town. The small town in winter is covered with snow, cold and sorrowful. They were lost and helpless, disheartened, but the villagers' enthusiasm and care reignited their hope for life. They are looking forward, looking forward to the melting of ice and snow, looking forward to the arrival of spring. In June, spring finally arrived. The green pastures and the new lives, everything seemed to come late but was delightful, intoxicating and unforgettable.[Collapse]
