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The Long Darkness (1972)

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.

Release: 1972-05-25
Runtime: 121 min
Rating: 6.4 / 10
Cast
Komaki Kurihara
Komaki Kurihara
Shino
Gō Katō
Gō Katō
Tetsuro
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Yasushi Nagata
Tetsuro's father
Hisako Takihana
Hisako Takihana
Tetsuro's mother
Kinzō Shin
Kinzō Shin
Shino's father
Kaneko Iwasaki
Kaneko Iwasaki
Kayo
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Kayoko Onishi
Sayako
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Hisashi Igawa
Tetsuro's brother
Kin Sugai
Kin Sugai
Wellwisher on train
Toshie Kimura
Toshie Kimura
Okami
Karin Yamaguchi
Karin Yamaguchi
Aya
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Yuriko Abe
Shino's mother
Isao Hashimoto
Isao Hashimoto
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Ken'ichi Matsuno
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Kazuo Tachibana
Shinobu Tsuruta
Shinobu Tsuruta
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Wataru Kobayashi
Nobuko Miyamoto
Nobuko Miyamoto
Tetsuro's other sister