

The Long Darkness
May 25, 1972•2h 1m•★ 6.4
DramaRomance
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.
Director
Kei KumaiCast

Komaki Kurihara
Shino

Gō Katō
Tetsuro
?
Yasushi Nagata
Tetsuro's father

Hisako Takihana
Tetsuro's mother

Kinzō Shin
Shino's father

Kaneko Iwasaki
Kayo
?
Kayoko Onishi
Sayako

Hisashi Igawa
Tetsuro's brother

Kin Sugai
Wellwisher on train

Toshie Kimura
Okami

Karin Yamaguchi
Aya
?
Yuriko Abe
Shino's mother

Isao Hashimoto
?
Ken'ichi Matsuno
?
Kazuo Tachibana

Shinobu Tsuruta
?
Wataru Kobayashi

Nobuko Miyamoto
Tetsuro's other sister