A Distant Cry from Spring (1980)
Original title: 遙かなる山の呼び声
A Distant Cry from Spring is a 1980 Japanese-language drama movie directed by Yoji Yamada, with a running time of 2h 3m. It stars Ken Takakura, Chieko Baisho and Hidetaka Yoshioka.
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.