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The Long Darkness (1972)

2h 1m · 25 May 1972
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The relationship between Tetsuro, a university student from a disgraced, burdened family, and Shino, a waitress supporting her impoverished relatives. The couple decides to marry despite the significant emotional and social hardships each faces, viewing their love as a means to overcome the shame and despair inherited from their pasts.

Movie ID16028
GenreDrama, Romance
DirectorKei Kumai
Main castKomaki Kurihara, Gō Katō, Yasushi Nagata, Hisako Takihana, Kinzō Shin, Kaneko Iwasaki, Kayoko Onishi, Hisashi Igawa
Release date25 May 1972
Release year1972
LanguageJapanese
Duration121 min (2h 1m)
Rating6.5 / 10 (TMDB)
Production houseHaiyuza Theater Company

Director: Kei Kumai
Writers: Kei Kumai, Keiji Hasebe

Top cast

Komaki KuriharaShino Gō KatōTetsuro
Yasushi NagataTetsuro's father
Hisako TakihanaTetsuro's mother Kinzō ShinShino's father Kaneko IwasakiKayo
Kayoko OnishiSayako
Hisashi IgawaTetsuro's brother Kin SugaiWellwisher on train Toshie KimuraOkami Karin YamaguchiAya
Yuriko AbeShino's mother
Isao Hashimoto
Ken'ichi Matsuno
Kazuo Tachibana
Shinobu Tsuruta
Wataru Kobayashi
Nobuko MiyamotoTetsuro's other sister

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