The Long Darkness
6.5
13 votes
1972
2h 1m
Drama
Romance
Overview
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.
Directed by Kei Kumai
Top cast
Komaki Kurihara
Shino
Gō Katō
TetsuroY
Yasushi Nagata
Tetsuro's father
Hisako Takihana
Tetsuro's mother
Kinzō Shin
Shino's father
Kaneko Iwasaki
KayoK
Kayoko Onishi
Sayako
Hisashi Igawa
Tetsuro's brother
Kin Sugai
Wellwisher on train
Toshie Kimura
Okami
Karin Yamaguchi
AyaY
Yuriko Abe
Shino's mother
Isao Hashimoto
K
Ken'ichi Matsuno
K
Kazuo Tachibana
Shinobu Tsuruta
W
Wataru Kobayashi
Nobuko Miyamoto
Tetsuro's other sisterDetails
Status
Released
Release date
May 25, 1972
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Language
Japanese
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