Movie · Tamiko Trilogy

A Distant Cry from Spring (1980)

• March 15, 1980
• 2h 3m

• Drama

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

Overview

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.

Director

Yoji Yamada

Writers

Yoji Yamada, Yoshitaka Asama

Starring

Ken Takakura, Chieko Baisho, Hidetaka Yoshioka