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The Long Darkness
The Long Darkness

The Long Darkness

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DramaRomance

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

121 mins

Rating

6.4/10

Release Date

25 May 1972

Country

Japan

Cast

Komaki Kurihara

Komaki Kurihara

Shino

Gō Katō

Gō Katō

Tetsuro

Yasushi Nagata

Yasushi Nagata

Tetsuro's father

Hisako Takihana

Hisako Takihana

Tetsuro's mother

Kinzō Shin

Kinzō Shin

Shino's father

Kaneko Iwasaki

Kaneko Iwasaki

Kayo

Kayoko Onishi

Kayoko Onishi

Sayako

Hisashi Igawa

Hisashi Igawa

Tetsuro's brother

Kin Sugai

Kin Sugai

Wellwisher on train

Toshie Kimura

Toshie Kimura

Okami

Karin Yamaguchi

Karin Yamaguchi

Aya

Yuriko Abe

Yuriko Abe

Shino's mother

Isao Hashimoto

Isao Hashimoto

Ken'ichi Matsuno

Ken'ichi Matsuno

Kazuo Tachibana

Kazuo Tachibana

Shinobu Tsuruta

Shinobu Tsuruta

Wataru Kobayashi

Wataru Kobayashi

Nobuko Miyamoto

Nobuko Miyamoto

Tetsuro's other sister

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