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A Distant Cry from Spring

A Distant Cry from Spring

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

Part of Tamiko Trilogy

1980•2h 3m•7.3/10
Drama

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7.3/10(29)

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.

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Shochiku

Language

JA

Status

Released

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Cast

Ken Takakura

Ken Takakura

Kosaku Tajima

Chieko Baisho

Chieko Baisho

Tamiko Kazami

Hidetaka Yoshioka

Hidetaka Yoshioka

Takeshi Kazami

Tetsuya Takeda

Tetsuya Takeda

Katsuo

Noko Konoha

Kayoko

Mizuho Suzuki

Mizuho Suzuki

Shuunichiro Tajima

Tokuko Sugiyama

Tokuko Sugiyama

Housewife Next Door

Tappei Shimokawa

Tappei Shimokawa

Taijirou Ono

Yasuhisa Sonoda

Yasuhisa Sonoda

Takuji Aoki

Gō Awazu

Gō Awazu

Saburo Abuta

Kyōichi Satō

Kyōichi Satō

Megumi Otake

Kazuhiko Kasai

Kazuhiko Kasai

Seiji Shinohara

Keiji Tsuchida

Nobuo Takagi

Nobuo Takagi

Masao Irie

Hajime Hana

Hajime Hana

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