# Distant Thunder (1981)

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**Original title**: *遠雷*
**Runtime**: 135 min
**Genres**: Romance, Drama
**Directed by**: Kichitaro Negishi
**Written by**: Haruhiko Arai
**Starring**: Toshiyuki Nagashima, Johnny Ohkura, Eri Ishida, Casey Takamine, Reiko Nanao, Izumi Hara

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Life in a greenhouse has its limitations. A young man tends to tomatoes and romantic missteps. His love life is as precarious as the plants.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, tender

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