A Distant Cry from Spring

A Distant Cry from Spring

1980 · 123 min · JA · 7.3 (22 votes)
Dir. Yoji Yamada · Starring Ken Takakura, Chieko Baisho, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Tetsuya Takeda, Noko Konoha, Mizuho Suzuki · Music Masaru Satō · Tamiko Trilogy

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

Drama

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.

VIBE

A tender, quiet film that feels like a warm, fading memory. It evokes the gentle beauty of rural life and the poignant ache of fleeting connections, leaving a lingering sense of wistful peace.

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