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The Long Darkness

6.519722h 1mMovieDramaRomance

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…

DirectorKei Kumai
WritersKei Kumai·Keiji Hasebe
ProducersHideyuki Shiino·Masayuki Satō

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The Long Darkness isn't on any streaming service in United States right now, but it's available in Japan. Streaming rights are licensed per country.

Cast · Directed by Kei Kumai

KKKomaki Kurihara
Komaki Kurihara
Shino
GKGō Katō
Gō Katō
Tetsuro
YN
Yasushi Nagata
Tetsuro's father
HTHisako Takihana
Hisako Takihana
Tetsuro's mother
KSKinzō Shin
Kinzō Shin
Shino's father
KIKaneko Iwasaki
Kaneko Iwasaki
Kayo
KO
Kayoko Onishi
Sayako
HIHisashi Igawa
Hisashi Igawa
Tetsuro's brother
KSKin Sugai
Kin Sugai
Wellwisher on train
TKToshie Kimura
Toshie Kimura
Okami
KYKarin Yamaguchi
Karin Yamaguchi
Aya
YA
Yuriko Abe
Shino's mother

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