A Distant Cry from Spring (遙かなる山の呼び声) 44 years old

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

A Distant Cry from Spring

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.

Credits

A Distant Cry from Spring Cast

Name Character
Mizuho Suzuki He was 52, now 96 years old
Ken Takakura He was 49, 83 years old when he died as Kosaku Tajima
Tokuko Sugiyama She was 54, 88 years old when she died
Tappei Shimokawa He was 51, 75 years old when he died
Hajime Hana He was 50, 63 years old when he died
Hidetaka Yoshioka He was 10, now 53 years old as Takeshi Kazami
Kyôichi Satô He was 43, now 87 years old
Tetsuya Takeda He was 30, now 75 years old
Chieko Baisho She was 38, now 82 years old as Tamiko Kazami
Masanori Hata He was 45, now 89 years old
Kiyoshi Atsumi He was 52, 68 years old when he died
Kazuhiko Kasai
Gô Awazu

A Distant Cry from Spring Crew

Name Department
Masaru Sato as Original Music Composer. He was 52 (71) years old when He died Sound
Yoshitaka Asama as Writer. He was 40 (now 83) years old Writing
Iwao Ishii as Editor. Editing
Hidetaka Yoshioka as Writer. He was 10 (now 53) years old Writing
Yoji Yamada as Director. He was 49 (now 92) years old Directing
Yoji Yamada as Screenplay. He was 49 (now 92) years old Writing
Kiyoshi Shimazu as Producer. Production
A Distant Cry from Spring poster
A Distant Cry from Spring (44 years)

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

  • Release day: Saturday, March 15, 1980
  • Runtime: 123 minutes