TV series
From the Northern Country
1981–1982, Japanese, on Fuji TV.
Narrated by the son, Jun, the tale follows the lives of two children torn between their parents and their parents' divorce. Jun, and his sister Hotaru, grow and mature - willingly and sometimes forcibly - in the harsh climates of Hokkaido, learning the ways of life through their interaction with the folk of Furano.
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 24
- Episode length
- 45 min
- Status
- Ended in 1982
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Latest episode
S1 E24: Episode 24
Aired 26 March 1982
Seasons 1
Cast & crew
- Kunie TanakaGoru Kuroita (黑板五郎) · 24 ep
- Hidetaka YoshiokaJun Kuroita (黑板纯) · 24 ep
- Tomoko NakajimaHotaru Kuroita (黑板萤) · 24 ep
- Koichi IwakiSota Kitamura (北村草太) · 24 ep
- Miyuki MatsudaTsurara Yoshimoto (吉本冰丽) · 24 ep
- Takeo ChiiKazuo Nakahata (中畑和夫) · 24 ep
- Mayumi ShimizuMizue Nakahata (中畑瑞惠) · 24 ep
- Hideji ŌtakiSeikichi Kitamura (北村清吉) · 24 ep
- Keiko TakeshitaYukiko Miyamae (宫前雪子) · 24 ep
- Ayumi IshidaReiko Kuroita · 24 ep
Details
- First aired
- 9 October 1981
- Last aired
- 26 March 1982
- Network
- Fuji TV
- Original title
- 北の国から
- Language
- Japanese
- Country
- Japan
- Type
- Scripted
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How many seasons of From the Northern Country are there?
From the Northern Country has 1 season and 24 episodes, about 45 minutes each.
Is From the Northern Country finished?
Yes. From the Northern Country ended in 1982, so you can watch the whole story.
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