Released
A Distant Cry from Spring
March 15 1980 (almost 45 years ago)Rating
72
Based on
26 reviews
A man, a woman, and her son – three lives thrown together on a stormy night.
- Director: Yoji Yamada
- Writers: Yoji Yamada, Yoshitaka Asama
- Genre: Drama
- Runtime: 2 h 3 m
- Country: Japan
- Company: Shochiku
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.
