A Distant Cry from Spring
Mar 15 1980
•2h 3m
•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.
Cast
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Ken Takakura
Kosaku Tajima
Chieko Baisho
Tamiko Kazami
Hidetaka Yoshioka
Takeshi Kazami
Tetsuya Takeda
Katsuo
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