A Distant Cry from Spring

A Distant Cry from Spring (Japanese: 遙かなる山の呼び声, Hepburn: Harukanaru yama no Yobigoe) is a 1980 Japanese film directed by Yoji Yamada.^[1]

A Distant Cry from Spring
Japanese name
Kanji	遙かなる山の呼び声
Transcriptions Revised Hepburn Harukanaru yama no Yobigoe
Directed by	Yoji Yamada
Written by	Yoji Yamada Yoshitaka Asama
Starring	Ken Takakura Chieko Baisho Hidetaka Yoshioka
Release date	15 March 1980 (1980-03-15)
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

Cast

• Ken Takakura as Kōsaku Tajima
• Chieko Baisho as Tamiko Kazami
• Hidetaka Yoshioka as Takeshi Kazami
• Tetsuya Takeda
• Hajime Hana
• Masanori Hata
• Mizuho Suzuki
• Tappie Shimokawa
• Kiyoshi Atsumi

Awards and nominations

5th Hochi Film Award^[2]

• Won: Best Actress - Chieko Baisho

Reception

The Japanese filmmaker Akira Kurosawa cited A Distant Cry from Spring as one of his 100 favorite films.^[3]