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NR 1h 40m

When Winter Comes

An old man cashes in all his possessions and sets off on a journey to the Tohoku region in late autumn. Along the way, he visits a friend on his deathbed and develops a faint affection for an elegant old woman, but the purpose of his journey is actually to find a place to die. He gives a large sum of money to a young couple, who are poor but have a dream for the future, and tries to throw himself into the sea. The movie depicts the loneliness of an old man who has lost his wife.

Top Cast

  • Chishū Ryū

    Chishū Ryū

  • Kayoko Kishimoto

    Kayoko Kishimoto

  • Eitarō Ozawa

    Eitarō Ozawa

  • Kamatari Fujiwara

    Kamatari Fujiwara

  • Sadako Sawamura

    Sadako Sawamura

  • Mitsuo Senda

    Mitsuo Senda

  • Masahiko Tanimura

    Masahiko Tanimura

  • Yūki Mizuhara

    Yūki Mizuhara

  • Kenichi Kaneda

    Kenichi Kaneda

Overview

An old man cashes in all his possessions and sets off on a journey to the Tohoku region in late autumn. Along the way, he visits a friend on his deathbed and develops a faint affection for an elegant old woman, but the purpose of his journey is actually to find a place to die. He gives a large sum of money to a young couple, who are poor but have a dream for the future, and tries to throw himself into the sea. The movie depicts the loneliness of an old man who has lost his wife.

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