Movie
The Long Darkness
Released: May 25, 1972 (1972)
Runtime: 121 minutes
Genres: Drama, Romance
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.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Hisako Takihana as Tetsuro's mother
Age at release: 66
- Yasushi Nagata as Tetsuro's father
Age at release: 64
- Kinzō Shin as Shino's father
Age at release: 61
- Kin Sugai as Wellwisher on train
Age at release: 46
- Kaneko Iwasaki as Kayo
Age at release: 39
- Toshie Kimura as Okami
Age at release: 37
- Hisashi Igawa as Tetsuro's brother
Age at release: 35
- Gō Katō as Tetsuro
Age at release: 34
- Komaki Kurihara as Shino
Age at release: 27
- Kayoko Onishi as Sayako
Age at release: Unknown
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- Yuriko Abe as Shino's mother
Age at release: 38
Age at release: 30
Age at release: 29
- Nobuko Miyamoto as Tetsuro's other sister
Age at release: 27
Age at release: 26
- Karin Yamaguchi as Aya
Age at release: 25
Age at release: Unknown
Age at release: Unknown