The Long Darkness (1972)

Name: The Long Darkness
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1972-05-25
Duration: 121 min
Cast: Komaki Kurihara, Gō Katō, Yasushi Nagata, Hisako Takihana, Kinzō Shin

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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Released 1972-05-25 · 121 min · Drama, Romance

Directed by Kei Kumai

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
Isao Hashimoto
Ken'ichi Matsuno
Kazuo Tachibana