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The Long Darkness
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The Long Darkness

1972-05-25 · 121 min · ★ 6.5

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.

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Directors
Kei Kumai
Production companies
Haiyuza Theater Company
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Komaki KuriharaKomaki KuriharaShino
Gō KatōGō KatōTetsuro
Yasushi NagataTetsuro's father
Hisako TakihanaHisako TakihanaTetsuro's mother
Kinzō ShinKinzō ShinShino's father
Kaneko IwasakiKaneko IwasakiKayo
Kayoko OnishiSayako
Hisashi IgawaHisashi IgawaTetsuro's brother
Kin SugaiKin SugaiWellwisher on train
Toshie KimuraToshie KimuraOkami
Karin YamaguchiKarin YamaguchiAya
Yuriko AbeShino's mother
Isao HashimotoIsao Hashimoto
Ken'ichi Matsuno
Kazuo Tachibana
Shinobu TsurutaShinobu Tsuruta
Wataru Kobayashi
Nobuko MiyamotoNobuko MiyamotoTetsuro's other sister

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