
Cape of the North
Seen it?1976 | 113 min | Drama, Romance
Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics. If you loved Love Actually, start here.
- The mood
- Warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 53 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1976: an older pace and style.
A Swiss nun falls in love with a Japanese engineer.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 403 people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Kei Kumai
- Claude JadeMarie-Thérèse
- Gō KatōMitsuo
- Kinuyo TanakaOld Nun
- Tomoko OgawaNaoko
- Denise PéronSister Simone
- Françoise GuernierSister Andree
- Wataru KobayashiFormer mine worker
- Kayoko Onishi
- Martine MathiasMarie-Therese's Mother
- Mini SakuyaNun in East Pakistan