Farewell to the Land

Original title: さらば愛しき大地

130 minutes • 1982 • 4.5 Score

Yukio is an ex-farmer working as a dump-truck driver in Kashima. Haunted by the drowning of his two young sons, whose names he has had tattooed on his back in penance, and locked in a sibling rivalry with his traditional but urbane younger brother who lives in Tokyo, Yukio has become an amphetamine-addicted loner at odds with his family, friends and colleagues.

Mitsuo Yanagimachi

Director