A Distant Cry from Spring

A Distant Cry from Spring

A Distant Cry from Spring

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A Distant Cry from Spring

2018

1h 29m

6.0(3 votes)

Drama

Overview

After Tamiko Kazami's husband passes away, she works their dairy farm. People around her oppose her, but she places her cattle out to pasture which her late husband insisted. Tamiko's situation is not very good. Her father-in-law's chronic disease gets worse and she must do all the labor by herself. One night, a man comes to stay the night because of a broken bike. Tamiko asks him "Please work here."

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Hiroshi Abe

Hiroshi Abe

Kōsaku Tajima

Takako Tokiwa

Takako Tokiwa

Tamiko Kazami

Toshio Kakei

Toshio Kakei

Tarō Abuta

Yutaro Sato

Takeshi Kazami

Atsuko Takahata

Atsuko Takahata

Suzue Ōsawa

Takeo Nakahara

Takeo Nakahara

Yoshio Kazami

Kintakao

Jirō Abuta

Minoru Matsumoto

Minoru Matsumoto

Saburō Abuta

Yutaka Shimizu

Yutaka Shimizu

Satoru Ōsawa

Kazuyuki Matsuzawa

Kazuyuki Matsuzawa

Mr. Nakamura

Creative team

Directed by: Yuzo Asahara
Written by: Yoji Yamada
Riko Sakaguchi

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