Distant Thunder (1981)
A young man living on growing tomatoes in a greenhouse in a residential area. Tomato cultivation is as doomed as his personal life where he tries to keep alive his romance with the eccentric Kaede and parents selected fiancee Ayako.
Director:
Kichitaro Negishi
Writer:
Haruhiko Arai
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Toshiyuki Nagashima as Mitsuo Wada |
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Johnny Ohkura as Hirotsugu Nakamori |
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Eri Ishida as Ayako Hanamori |
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Casey Takamine as Father of Mitsuo |
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Reiko Nanao as Mother of Mitsuo |
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Izumi Hara as Grandmother of Mitsuo |
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Yumiko Fujita as Chii |
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Keizo Kanie as Husband of Kaede |
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Akira Takahashi as Father of Ayako |
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Akemi Negishi as Mother of Hirotsugu |
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Eri Kanuma as Toshie Wada |
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Jun Etoh as Office worker |
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Leo Morimoto as Tetsuo Wada |
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Yudai Ishiyama as |
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Rie Yokoyama as |
| Editing | Akira Suzuki | Editor |
| Art | Hiroshi Tokuda | Art Direction |
| Directing | Kichitaro Negishi | Director |
| Camera | Shōhei Andō | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Takayuki Inoue | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Wahei Tatematsu | Novel |
| Writing | Haruhiko Arai | Screenplay |
| Directing | Shun Nakahara | Assistant Director |