Family

A shocking topical work. Yamada conceived the idea for five years and spent one year filming it across the Japanese archipelago from south to north. As Japan's economy took off, Seiichi, a coal miner in his hometown of Nagasaki, decided to go to Hokkaido with his wife, children and father to find a new world due to the company's collapse. From Nagasaki to Hakata, Osaka, and Tokyo, the family experienced many vicissitudes of life on the road... The unique road movie style and documentary shooting techniques add force to the story; it is full of family affection and the pain of death. The two crosses on the barren hills, It makes people cry. For her husband's dream, the wife persuaded her grandfather to take the children, bid farewell to the familiar and peaceful island, and move the family to a distant town. Along the way, they passed through Nagasaki, Osaka, Tokyo and other places. Everything in the city was so new 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 died of illness on the way, and their grandfather also passed away not long after arriving in the town. The town in winter is covered with snow, cold and sad. They were helpless and disheartened, but the enthusiasm and concern of the villagers rekindled their hope in life. They are looking forward to