When Winter Comes
Original title: 冬構え
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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Crew
- Director
- Yukio Fukamachi
- Writer
- Taichi Yamada
- Production
- NHK
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Who directed When Winter Comes?
When Winter Comes was directed by Yukio Fukamachi.
When was When Winter Comes released?
When Winter Comes was released in 1985.
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