The Long Darkness
movie

Released May 25, 1972
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.
Cast

Komaki Kurihara
as
Shino

Gō Katō
as
Tetsuro
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Yasushi Nagata
as
Tetsuro's father

Hisako Takihana
as
Tetsuro's mother

Kinzō Shin
as
Shino's father

Kaneko Iwasaki
as
Kayo
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Kayoko Onishi
as
Sayako

Hisashi Igawa
as
Tetsuro's brother

Kin Sugai
as
Wellwisher on train

Toshie Kimura
as
Okami

Karin Yamaguchi
as
Aya
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Yuriko Abe
as
Shino's mother
Crew

Kei Kumai
as
Director

Kei Kumai
as
Writer
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Kiyomi Kuroda
as
Director of Photography
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Teizō Matsumura
as
Original Music Composer
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Keiji Hasebe
as
Writer
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Tetsuo Miura
as
Novel
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Ken'ichi Okamoto
as
Gaffer
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Mitsuyo Tanji
as
Editor

Takeo Kimura
as
Art Direction
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Mutsutoshi Ôta
as
Sound Recordist
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Shizue Inoue
as
Makeup Artist
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Takashi Iwai
as
Still Photographer