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Year One in the North

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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 two years, over 500 of them settled in their new land under the leadership of Hideaki, husband of Shino. However, as crops fail he is to go to Sapporo to learn new techniques of farming, leaving his wife and daughter for 5 years. All this time, the new community is constantly watched by the government which choose to again uproot them from their new homes.

Director: Isao Yukisada

Production Companies:

  • Toei CompanyToei Company
  • TV AsahiTV Asahi
  • Asahi Broadcasting CorporationAsahi Broadcasting Corporation
  • Nagoya Broadcasting NetworkNagoya Broadcasting Network
  • Hokkaido Television BroadcastingHokkaido Television Broadcasting
  • Kyushu Asahi BroadcastingKyushu Asahi Broadcasting
  • Hiroshima Home TelevisionHiroshima Home Television
  • Toei TokyoToei Tokyo
  • Toei Video CompanyToei Video Company
  • Kaga ElectronicsKaga Electronics
  • Tokyo FMTokyo FM
  • Nippan Group HoldingsNippan Group Holdings
  • Up FrontUp Front
  • Hokkaido Railway CompanyHokkaido Railway Company
  • Hokkaido Shinbun PressHokkaido Shinbun Press
  • Sapporo BreweriesSapporo Breweries
  • GEO CORPORATIONGEO CORPORATION
  • PrismPrism
  • The Asahi ShimbunThe Asahi Shimbun
  • STELLAR PLACE SAPPOROSTELLAR PLACE SAPPORO
  • Circle K SunkusCircle K Sunkus
  • Harvest FuturesHarvest Futures