Year One in the North

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.

Grosses

Japan
$21,360,942
Domestic ()
Summary Details
DistributorToei Company
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Opening$2,477,730
279 theaters
Release DateJan 15, 2005
Running Time2 hr 50 min
GenresDrama
In Release351 days/50 weeks
Widest Release286 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Jan 15-162$2,477,730-279-$8,880$2,477,7301
Jan 22-233$2,185,047-11.8%276-3$7,916$7,614,8632
Jan 29-304$1,662,450-23.9%278+2$5,980$11,726,3443
Feb 5-66$1,162,211-30.1%278-$4,180$14,580,5184
Feb 12-138$1,094,154-5.9%281+3$3,893$17,523,4135
Feb 19-207$779,573-28.8%286+5$2,725$19,616,9906
Feb 26-278$656,240-15.8%284-2$2,310$21,360,9427