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Two in the Shadow

7.819671h 48mMovieRomanceDrama

A man is involved in a fatal car accident, and though he is blameless, his company transfers him to a remote branch in a small town. Before he leaves, he gives the man's widow a large sum of money that she uses to move back to her hometown.

DirectorMikio Naruse
WriterNobuo Yamada
ProducersSanezumi Fujimoto·Masakatsu Kaneko

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Cast · Directed by Mikio Naruse

YKYūzō Kayama
Yūzō Kayama
Shiro Mishima
YTYōko Tsukasa
Yōko Tsukasa
Yumiko
MMMitsuko Mori
Mitsuko Mori
Katsuko
MHMie Hama
Mie Hama
Teruko
MKMitsuko Kusabue
Mitsuko Kusabue
Ayako
DKDaisuke Katō
Daisuke Katō
Hayashida
YTYoshio Tsuchiya
Yoshio Tsuchiya
Yumiko's husband
YFYū Fujiki
Yū Fujiki
Ishikawa
TNTadao Nakamaru
Tadao Nakamaru
Fujiwara
NNNobuo Nakamura
Nobuo Nakamura
FMFuyuki Murakami
Fuyuki Murakami
GSGen Shimizu
Gen Shimizu

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