The Long Darkness (1972)
Original title: 忍ぶ川
The Long Darkness is a 1972 Japanese-language drama movie directed by Kei Kumai, with a running time of 2h 1m. It stars Komaki Kurihara, Gō Katō and Yasushi Nagata.
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
- Yasushi Nagata as Tetsuro's father
- Hisako Takihana as Tetsuro's mother
- Kinzō Shin as Shino's father
- Kaneko Iwasaki as Kayo
- Kayoko Onishi as Sayako
- Hisashi Igawa as Tetsuro's brother
- Kin Sugai as Wellwisher on train
- Toshie Kimura as Okami
- Karin Yamaguchi as Aya
- Yuriko Abe as Shino's mother