Kazoku

is a 1970 Japanese film directed by Yoji Yamada. Plot The Kazami family live on the island of Iōjima, Nagasaki, where Seiichi Kamazi works in a coal mine. With the coal mine closing, Seiichi decides to move to Hokkaido and become a dairy farmer. The family rides the train between the two islands (a roughly 3,000-mile journey). Along the way, they stop in Fukuyama, where Seiichi's brother Tsutomu lives, Osaka, where they attend Expo '70, and Tokyo. In Tokyo, the family's youngest daughter passes away. Genzō, Seiichi's father, reaches Hokkaido but passes away shortly after. He is buried in a Catholic ceremony. Despite Seiichi's misgivings, Tamiko (his wife) convinces him to stay and forge a new life for themselves. Cast Chieko Baisho as Tamiko Kazami Hisashi Igawa as Seiichi Kazami Chishū Ryū as Genzō Kazami Gin Maeda Hiroshi Inuzuka as Comedian Kiyoshi Atsumi Shūichi Ikeda Awards 25th Mainichi Film Award Won: Best Film