Japan Synopsis
遙かなる山の呼び声
“A man, a woman, and her son – three lives thrown together on a stormy night.”
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.
The 1979–1981 Japan Window
65 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. A Distant Cry from Spring sits at position #22.
Other Titles From Shochiku
The 1980s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1980s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when A Distant Cry from Spring premiered. 280 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,657 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (64th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.4 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #722 of 1,933 (top 37%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | Shochiku |
| Runtime | 2h 3m |
| Release Date | March 15, 1980 |
| IMDb | tt0080843 |