Year One in the North
Japanese Title: Kita no Zero Nen
Release Year in Japan: 2005
Release Year in the U.S.: n/a
In early Meiji era, Hokkaido was still a wild and barren uncivilized land
for most Japanese. The Inadas, former samurai clan in Awaji, Shikoku, were
ordered to immigrate to Hokkaido by the Meiji government. Shino and her
daughter had to fight against many difficulties just to survive. The film
boasts grand backdrop of Hokkaido and precise reproduction of the village
in this era, and is directed by Isao Yukisada ("Crying Out for Love,
in the Center of the World") and features Sayuri Yoshinaga as the
main character.
The film is scheduled to be released theatrically in the U.S. in 2006.
The film is nominated in categories in 12 categories in Japan Academy
Awards 2006.
(December, 2005)
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Director: Isao Yukisada
Cast: Sayuri Yoshinaga (Shino Komatsubara), Etsushi Toyokawa (Ashirika),
Ken Watanabe (Hideaki Komatsubara)
<Region 2>
"Kita no Zero Nen"
Japanese only
No English subtitles
