The Long Darkness

May 25, 1972

2h 1m

★ 6.8

Overview

A delicate study of the relationship between two disillusioned young people, shot in atmospheric monochrome among Tokyo's decaying lumberyards and the inhospitable snowscapes of the north.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Haiyuza Theater Company

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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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