Journey to the North (1967)

Winter holidays at the university. Eikichi visits a city in the north of the country, the hometown of Yuko, a classmate for whom he has feelings. However, Yuko, having returned home, has just become engaged to a local young man, and the sudden appearance of Eikichi makes others worry that their good relationship will be spoiled. An epic about pure love, which tells the story of a man who leaves his beloved woman, praying for her happiness. Adapted from the novel "Kiri no Naka no Shojo" Yojiro Ishizaka.

• Release Date: 1967-01-03
• Runtime: 1h 24min
• Director: Katsumi Nishikawa
• Writers: Sō Kuramoto, Nobuo Yamada.