Drama · Japan · 2018 · 1h 29m

A Distant Cry from Spring

遙かなる山の呼び声

Director

Cast

Hiroshi Abe as Kōsaku Tajima Takako Tokiwa as Tamiko Kazami Toshio Kakei as Tarō Abuta Yutaro Sato as Takeshi Kazami Atsuko Takahata as Suzue Ōsawa Takeo Nakahara as Yoshio Kazami

Crew

Shogo Ueno — Director of Photography Kan Sawada — Original Music Composer Yoji Yamada — Writer Riko Sakaguchi — Writer

Synopsis

After Tamiko Kazami's husband passes away, she works their dairy farm. People around her oppose her, but she places her cattle out to pasture which her late husband insisted. Tamiko's situation is not very good. Her father-in-law's chronic disease gets worse and she must do all the labor by herself. One night, a man comes to stay the night because of a broken bike. Tamiko asks him "Please work here."

Mood & Themes

farm worker love

Key Collaborators

Yuzo Asahara Director Shogo Ueno Director of Photography Kan Sawada Original Music Composer Yoji Yamada Writer Riko Sakaguchi Writer

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