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Distant Thunder is a japonais film of genre Drama directed by Kichitarō Negishi with Toshiyuki Nagashima
Distant Thunder (1981)
Enrai
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Add to a movie listEnrai (Japanese: 遠雷) or Distant Thunder is a 1981 Japanese film directed by Kichitaro Negishi.
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Enrai is a low-key study of a farmer, Mitsuo Wada, in 1980s Japan when modernization and urbanization were threatening rural areas. After his father leaves his wife to run off with his mistress, Mitsuo struggles to preserve his livelihood with the help of his mother, grandmother, and his arranged marriage bride, Ayako.Actors
Toshiyuki Nagashima
(Mitsuo Wada)
Eri Ishida
(Ayako Hanamori)
Yumiko Fujita
(Chii)
Keizō Kanie
(Husband of Kaede)
Akemi Negishi
(Mother of Hirotsugu)
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