Bonds of Love

Overview

Adapted from the Seicho Matsumoto story "Tazutazushi". Ryohei Suzuki, a manager at a travel company, is married to his superior's daughter, but tires of their authority over his life. A chance encounter with Yukiko Hirai one rainy night brings a new romance into Ryohei's life, and he and Yukiko fall deeply in love. Yukiko, however, reveals that she has a violent husband in prison - with only a week left until his release. Ryohei, desperate to maintain his social standing, brings Yukiko to the mountains in Nagano and sets in motion an unthinkable, tragic chain of events.

Directed by Takashi Tsuboshima

Top cast

Mari Sono

Yukiko Hirai

Makoto Fujita

Ryohei Suzuki

Chisako Hara

Sanae Suzuki

Y

Yuka Yoshida

Mina Suzuki

Makoto Satō

Kenji Hirai

Kyū Sazanka

Hamuro

K

Kazuya Oguri

General Affairs Section Chief

Sachio Sakai

Miyata

Y

Yoshio Katsube

Kaizuka

Wataru Ōmae

Horikawa

A

Akiyoshi Kitaura

Yoshino

Maki Kawamura

Female Secretary

Kichijirō Ueda

Politician

Tonpei Hidari

Caterer

Naoya Kusakawa

Director

S

Someshō Matsumoto

Tonraku Owner

T

Takaya Uesugi

Follower (Young Man)

Haruo Suzuki

Corona Man

Noriko Sengoku

Tobacco Shop Owner

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Sōji Ubukata

Master of "Elm"

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