The Long Darkness

May 25, 1972

2h 1m

★ 6.4

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.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Haiyuza Theater Company

The Long Darkness Trailers

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Cast

Shino

Komaki Kurihara

Tetsuro

Gō Katō

Tetsuro's father

Yasushi Nagata

Tetsuro's mother

Hisako Takihana

Shino's father

Kinzō Shin

Kayo

Kaneko Iwasaki

Sayako

Kayoko Onishi

Tetsuro's brother

Hisashi Igawa

Wellwisher on train

Kin Sugai

Okami

Toshie Kimura

Aya

Karin Yamaguchi

Shino's mother

Yuriko Abe

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