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The Long Darkness

The Long Darkness

★ 6.5/10•1972•2h 1m•Drama•Romance

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.

Kei Kumai · Director

Kei Kumai · Writer

Keiji Hasebe · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime2h 1m
LanguageJA
Release DateMay 25, 1972

Actors

Komaki Kurihara

Komaki Kurihara

Shino

Gō Katō

Gō Katō

Tetsuro

Yasushi Nagata

Tetsuro's father

Hisako Takihana

Hisako Takihana

Tetsuro's mother

Kinzō Shin

Kinzō Shin

Shino's father

Kaneko Iwasaki

Kaneko Iwasaki

Kayo

Kayoko Onishi

Sayako

Hisashi Igawa

Hisashi Igawa

Tetsuro's brother

Kin Sugai

Kin Sugai

Wellwisher on train

Toshie Kimura

Toshie Kimura

Okami

Karin Yamaguchi

Karin Yamaguchi

Aya

Yuriko Abe

Shino's mother

Isao Hashimoto

Isao Hashimoto

Ken'ichi Matsuno

Kazuo Tachibana

Shinobu Tsuruta

Shinobu Tsuruta

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