From Spring to Summer (1988): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1988, From Spring to Summer is an action, drama and war film directed by Nikita Orlov, running about 93 minutes.

What it’s about. This is a Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and Union of Soviet Socialist Republics co-production. This film is set during World War II, and is about a female Russian soldier named Masha. She is on a mission to discover a secret Japanese base in Korea. Everybody who accompanies her on the mission shortly dies, and she’s forced to stay with a local fisherman. She is trying to get the information about the base location back to the Russian army, because if she doesn’t, the Japanese will unleash the “Sakura Plan”, which is an all-out biological warfare assualt on the world.

Who’s in it. From Spring to Summer stars Elena Drobysheva, Chkhol Kim, Yuriy Kuznetsov and Aleksei Buldakov as Алексей Тищенко, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.5/10, From Spring to Summer has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch From Spring to Summer page.

If you liked it. Fans of From Spring to Summer tend to enjoy The Dark Knight, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Inception and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.