Long Journey into Love (1973)
A beautifully told story of a woman hardened by marriage to a man she doesn't love, after giving herself to another. She dedicates herself to her work, designing and creating plaited cords for kimono.
Director:
Masanobu Deme
Writers:
Noriyoshi Masuda, Zenzō Matsuyama.
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Komaki Kurihara as |
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Gō Katō as |
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Kyoko Maya as Akiko |
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Misako Watanabe as |
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Chōichirō Kawarasaki as |
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Eitarō Ozawa as |
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Michiko Otsuka as |
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Tatsu Nakamura as |
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Atsuko Kawaguchi as Sakie |
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Kappei Matsumoto as |
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Ichirō Nakatani as |
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Seiya Nakano as |
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Yoshio Inaba as |
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Masahiko Naruse as |
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Hisashi Yokomori as |
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Shōshin Kobayashi as |
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Tadayoshi Ueda as |
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Natsuyo Kawakami as |
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Mariko Nonaka as |
| Art | Shinobu Muraki | Art Direction |
| Camera | Kazutami Hara | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Takashi Iwai | Still Photographer |
| Directing | Koji Hashimoto | Assistant Director |
| Production | Masayuki Satō | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Masako Kitaizumi | Original Story |
| Sound | Masaru Satō | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Noriyoshi Masuda | Screenplay |
| Production | Kazuo Baba | Executive Producer |
| Production | Hideyuki Shiino | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Shin Watarai | Sound Recordist |
| Writing | Zenzō Matsuyama | Screenplay |
| Editing | Nobuo Ogawa | Editor |
| Directing | Masanobu Deme | Director |
| Lighting | Chōshirō Ishii | Lighting Technician |
| Crew | Masae Yoshikawa | Dialect Coach |