Northern City
1965, Japanese. Directed by Nozomu Yanase.
Nikkatsu youth masterpiece, which celebrates the love and friendship of young people who have blossomed in a beautiful northern spring with a lot of young dreams. Based on the novel "Memory of Snow" written by Takeo Tomishima.
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Nozomu YanaseDirector
- Kazuo FunakiUmihiko Kojima
- Masako IzumiYukiko Shino
- Ken YamauchiFujita
- Ryōji HayamaTakenaka
- Emiko AzumaYukiko's mother
- Junichi KagiyamaSusumu Sakata
- Masaru KamiyamaNewspaper seller
- Kiyoshi KamodaDoctor
- Keiko KanôGosaku's wife
- Kazumasa NegishiWada
- Kamiharu NakamuraNakamura
- Kawai OkadaNobuko
Details
- Released
- 20 March 1965
- Original title
- 北国の街
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Sō Kuramoto
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Northern City runs 94 minutes (1h 34m).
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Northern City isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 20 March 1965. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
What movies are like Northern City?
If you liked Northern City, try Fire with Fire, Life in a Year, Ashes in the Snow.
Who directed Northern City?
Northern City (1965) was directed by Nozomu Yanase and stars Kazuo Funaki, Masako Izumi, Ken Yamauchi.