Movie·1972·2h 1m
The Long Darkness
Country
Japan
Language
Japanese
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The Story
Original title: 忍ぶ川
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.
Written By
Keiji Hasebe
Producer
Hideyuki Shiino, Masayuki Satō
Cinematography
Kiyomi Kuroda
Music
Teizō Matsumura
Editor
Mitsuyo Tanji
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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// cast
Cast
Komaki Kurihara
Shino
Gō Katō
Tetsuro
Yasushi Nagata
Tetsuro's father
Hisako Takihana
Tetsuro's mother
Kinzō Shin
Shino's father
Kaneko Iwasaki
Kayo
Kayoko Onishi
Sayako
Hisashi Igawa
Tetsuro's brother
Kin Sugai
Wellwisher on train
Toshie Kimura
Okami
Karin Yamaguchi
Aya
Yuriko Abe
Shino's mother
Isao Hashimoto
Ken'ichi Matsuno
Kazuo Tachibana
Shinobu Tsuruta
Wataru Kobayashi
Nobuko Miyamoto
Tetsuro's other sister
// crew
Crew
Kei Kumai
Director, Writer
Kiyomi Kuroda
Director of Photography
Teizō Matsumura
Original Music Composer
Keiji Hasebe
Writer
Mitsuyo Tanji
Editor
Hideyuki Shiino
Producer
Masayuki Satō
Producer
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