A Human Promise (1986)
An old woman has died and her widower with dementia confesses to killing her. After this, the story goes back in time to show the events leading up to her death.
Director:
Yoshishige Yoshida
Writers:
Fukiko Miyauchi, Yoshishige Yoshida.
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Rentaro Mikuni as Ryôsaku Morimoto |
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Chōichirō Kawarasaki as Yoshio, Ryôsaku's son |
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Orie Satō as Ritsuko, Yoshio's wife |
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Sachiko Murase as Tatsu, Ryôsaku's wife |
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Choei Takahashi as Takeya Nakamura |
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Reiko Tajima as Saeko Nogawa |
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Kumiko Takeda as Naoko, Yoshio's daughter |
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Tetta Sugimoto as Takao, Yoshio's son |
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Koichi Sato as |
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Masakane Yonekura as |
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Tomisaburō Wakayama as |
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Masao Imafuku as |
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Kenzō Tabu as |
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Kan Yanagiya as |
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Senkichi Ōmura as |
| Directing | Yoshishige Yoshida | Director |
| Production | Yasuyo Saitô | Producer |
| Art | Yoshie Kikukawa | Art Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hajime Totsuka | Costume Design |
| Camera | Yoshihiro Yamazaki | Director of Photography |
| Production | Chôkichi Nakamichi | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Akira Suzuki | Editor |
| Writing | Fukiko Miyauchi | Screenplay |
| Art | Matsuo Takahashi | Production Design |
| Writing | Yoshishige Yoshida | Screenplay |
| Production | Shigeyuki Tanishima | Producer |
| Production | Kazunobu Yamaguchi | Executive Producer |
| Production | Kiyoshi Fujimoto | Producer |
| Writing | Shuichi Sae | Novel |
| Production | Matsuo Takahashi | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Hidetoshi Nonaka | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Haruomi Hosono | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Kiyotomo Suzuki | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Riyoshi Kubo | Costume Design |
| Art | Yoshiyasu Keo | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Toshio Nakano | Sound |
| Art | Kiyoshi Takahashi | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Hideo Takeichi | Sound Recordist |