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Year One in the North

5.720052h 49mMovieDramaHistory

In 1868, after the fall of the Shogun-dominated Japan, the new government orders people from Awaji, near Kobe, to re-locate to the northern part of Hokkaido. These people once supported the now displaced Samurais of the older days. After…

DirectorIsao Yukisada
WriterMachiko Nasu
ProducersRiuko Tominaga·Asao Tsunoda

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Streaming in 2 other countries

Year One in the North isn't on any streaming service in United States right now, but it's available in Australia, Japan. Streaming rights are licensed per country.

Cast · Directed by Isao Yukisada

KWKen Watanabe
Ken Watanabe
Komatsubara Hideaki
SYSayuri Yoshinaga
Sayuri Yoshinaga
Komatsubara Shino
ETEtsushi Toyokawa
Etsushi Toyokawa
Ashirika
TYToshiro Yanagiba
Toshiro Yanagiba
Mamiya Denzo
SISatomi Ishihara
Satomi Ishihara
Komatsubara Tae
YIYuriko Ishida
Yuriko Ishida
Mamiya Kayo
TKTeruyuki Kagawa
Teruyuki Kagawa
Mochida Kurazo
SASadao Abe
Sadao Abe
MFMitsuru Fukikoshi
Mitsuru Fukikoshi
MHMitsuru Hirata
Mitsuru Hirata
RIRenji Ishibashi
Renji Ishibashi
MMMoro Morooka
Moro Morooka

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