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.

Cast

Chishū Ryū, Kayoko Kishimoto, Eitarō Ozawa, Kamatari Fujiwara, Sadako Sawamura, Mitsuo Senda, Masahiko Tanimura, Yūki Mizuhara

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Frequently asked

What is "When Winter Comes" about?

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.

When was "When Winter Comes" released?

When Winter Comes was released in 1985.

Who stars in "When Winter Comes"?

The cast includes Chishū Ryū, Kayoko Kishimoto, Eitarō Ozawa, Kamatari Fujiwara.