At the beginning of the 20th century in Japan, a small mountain village located upstream of the Mogami River in Yamagata Prefecture was covered with t[Expand All]
At the beginning of the 20th century in Japan, a small mountain village located upstream of the Mogami River in Yamagata Prefecture was covered with thick snow. The Gu Village family sat together in a circle, living in poverty. Seven-year-old girl Ashin (played by Shinon Hamada) didn't receive the good news that she could enter the classroom. Instead, she was ordered by her father, Sozo (played by Goro Inagaki), to work as a domestic helper in a wood store. In order not to put his mother (played by Aya Ueto) and grandmother (played by Miko Yoshimura) in a difficult position, Ashin had no choice but to part with his family with great pain. Life in the wood store was extremely hard. Ashin went hungry and cold, and was falsely accused of stealing money. She escaped from here in anger, only to be rescued by the hunter Shunzo (played by Masanuke Mitsushima), who had escaped military service, in the biting cold mountains. In the cold winter, Ashin felt the long-lost warmth. However, the good times didn't last long. She would eventually part ways with Junzuo's elder brother. Even if she returns home for a short while, there are still more hardships and tests awaiting this stubborn and indomitable little girl on the road ahead... This film is the movie version of the classic Japanese morning drama "Ashin".[Collapse]
