Where to Watch A Distant Cry from Spring (1980)

Yearning to watch 'A Distant Cry from Spring' on your TV, phone, or tablet? Tracking down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or view the Yoji Yamada-directed movie via subscription can be tricky, so we here at Moviefone want to take the pressure off.

Below, you'll find a number of top-tier streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription options - along with the availability of 'A Distant Cry from Spring' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the fundamentals of how you can watch 'A Distant Cry from Spring' right now, here are some specifics about the Shochiku drama flick.

Released October 17th, 1980, 'A Distant Cry from Spring' stars Ken Takakura, Chieko Baisho, Hidetaka Yoshioka, Tetsuya Takeda The movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 3 min, and received a user score of 73 (out of 100) on TMDb, which collated reviews from 27 knowledgeable users.

Want to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "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." .