A Distant Cry from Spring
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A Distant Cry from Spring is a 1980 Japanese drama film co-written and directed by Yoji Yamada. Set amid Hokkaido's rural landscape, it follows a widowed dairy farmer and her son who are transformed b
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Yoji Yamada
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Yoji Yamada is a Japanese filmmaker best known for his film series Otoko wa Tsurai yo and the Samurai Trilogy. He has directed 91 films, and is well regarded by critics around the world. His Tora-san
A Distant Cry from Spring
…A Distant Cry from Spring (Japanese: 遙かなる山の呼び声, Hepburn: Haruka naru yama no yobigoe) is a 1980 Japanese drama film co-written and directed by Yoji Yamada. Set amid Hokkaido's rural landscape, it follows a widowed dairy farmer and her son who are transformed by the arrival of a mysterious drifter with a…
Yamada in 2019