# Movies like A Distant Cry from Spring

> Films most similar to A Distant Cry from Spring (1980) — director DNA, mood, and decade spread.

Source: <https://nextmovie4u.com/like/a-distant-cry-from-spring-1980/>

## 12 films in this list

- **[The Yellow Handkerchief](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-yellow-handkerchief-1977/)** (1977) — ★ 7.0 · 39 votes
- **[Where Spring Comes Late](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/where-spring-comes-late-1970/)** (1970) — ★ 7.7 · 16 votes · foreign-gem, bittersweet, tender
- **[Love and Honor](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/love-and-honor-2006/)** (2006) — ★ 7.5 · 97 votes · foreign-gem, bittersweet, tender
- **[The Hidden Blade](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-hidden-blade-2004/)** (2004) — ★ 7.4 · 125 votes · foreign-gem, bittersweet, outsider
- **[The Twilight Samurai](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-twilight-samurai-2002/)** (2002) — ★ 7.8 · 353 votes
- **[The Village](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-village-1975/)** (1975) — ★ 7.0 · 11 votes · bittersweet, cozy, tender
- **[My Sons](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/my-sons-1991/)** (1991) — ★ 7.8 · 11 votes · foreign-gem, bittersweet, tender
- **[What a Wonderful Family! 3](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/what-a-wonderful-family-3-2018/)** (2018) — ★ 7.6 · 14 votes · foreign-gem, bittersweet, cozy
- **[Kabei: Our Mother](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/kabei-our-mother-2008/)** (2008) — ★ 7.4 · 41 votes · foreign-gem, bittersweet, tender
- **[Tora-san, Our Lovable Tramp](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/tora-san-our-lovable-tramp-1969/)** (1969) — ★ 7.8 · 24 votes · foreign-gem, bittersweet, cozy
- **[A Trap](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/a-trap-1965/)** (1965) — ★ 7.1 · 14 votes · bittersweet, gut-punch, raw
- **[Tokyo Family](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/tokyo-family-2013/)** (2013) — ★ 7.3 · 73 votes · foreign-gem, bittersweet, tender

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