The Long Darkness (1972)
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.
Director: Kei Kumai
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Komaki Kurihara as Shino |
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Gō Katō as Tetsuro |
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Yasushi Nagata as Tetsuro's father |
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Hisako Takihana as Tetsuro's mother |
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Kinzō Shin as Shino's father |
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Kaneko Iwasaki as Kayo |
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Kayoko Onishi as Sayako |
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Hisashi Igawa as Tetsuro's brother |
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Kin Sugai as Wellwisher on train |
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Toshie Kimura as Okami |
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Karin Yamaguchi as Aya |
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Yuriko Abe as Shino's mother |
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Isao Hashimoto as |
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Ken'ichi Matsuno as |
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Kazuo Tachibana as |
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Shinobu Tsuruta as |
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Wataru Kobayashi as |
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Nobuko Miyamoto as Tetsuro's other sister |
| Directing | Kei Kumai | Director |
| Writing | Kei Kumai | Writer |
| Writing | Keiji Hasebe | Writer |
| Camera | Kiyomi Kuroda | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Teizō Matsumura | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Tetsuo Miura | Novel |
| Art | Takeo Kimura | Art Direction |
| Lighting | Ken'ichi Okamoto | Gaffer |
| Editing | Mitsuyo Tanji | Editor |
| Production | Hideyuki Shiino | Producer |
| Production | Masayuki Satō | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Shizue Inoue | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Mutsutoshi Ota | Sound Recordist |
| Camera | Takashi Iwai | Still Photographer |
