Drama · Japan · 1980 · 2h 3m

A Distant Cry from Spring

遙かなる山の呼び声

A Distant Cry from Spring poster
Director
Yoji Yamada
Cast
Ken Takakura as Kosaku Tajima Chieko Baisho as Tamiko Kazami Hidetaka Yoshioka as Takeshi Kazami Tetsuya Takeda as Katsuo Noko Konoha as Kayoko Mizuho Suzuki as Shuunichiro Tajima
Crew
Tetsuo Takaha — Director of Photography Iwao Ishii — Editor Masaru Satō — Original Music Composer Yoji Yamada — Screenplay Yoshitaka Asama — Screenplay Kiyoshi Shimazu — Producer
Tagline

A man, a woman, and her son – three lives thrown together on a stormy night.

Synopsis

The quiet life of a mother and her young son living on a farm in Hokkaido is changed by the arrival of a man who ignites flames of romance in the heart of the mother and shows her boy the importance of grit and kindness, but then he leaves with the autumn wind.

Trailer A Distant Cry from Spring — Official Trailer
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Key Collaborators
Yoji Yamada Director Tetsuo Takaha Director of Photography Iwao Ishii Editor Masaru Satō Original Music Composer Yoji Yamada Screenplay Yoshitaka Asama Screenplay Kiyoshi Shimazu Producer
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