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The Long Darkness(1972)
Status: Released
Date: 1972-05-25
64%
12 Votes
Time: 2h 1m
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.
Languages: Japanese.
Countries:
Japan
ProductionCompanies:
Haiyuza Theater Company
Movie: The Long Darkness
Top 10 Billed Cast
栗原小巻
Shino
加藤剛
Tetsuro
瀧花久子
Tetsuro's mother
信欣三
Shino's father
岩崎加根子
Kayo
井川比佐志
Tetsuro's brother
菅井きん
Wellwisher on train
木村俊恵
Okami
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