The Long Darkness

1972, drama, love

121 minutes

A delicate study of the relationship between two disillusioned young people, shot in atmospheric monochrome among Tokyo's decaying lumberyards and the inhospitable snowscapes of the north.

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Cast

Gō Katō

Gō Katō

Tetsuro

Yasushi Nagata

Tetsuro's father

Hisako Takihana

Hisako Takihana

Tetsuro's mother

Kinzō Shin

Kinzō Shin

Shino's father

Kayoko Onishi

Sayako

Hisashi Igawa

Hisashi Igawa

Tetsuro's brother

Kin Sugai

Kin Sugai

Wellwisher on train

Yuriko Abe

Shino's mother

Nobuko Miyamoto

Nobuko Miyamoto

Tetsuro's other sister

Crew

Art

Takeo Kimura

Takeo Kimura

Art direction

Camera

Takashi Iwai

Still photographer

Costume and make-up

Shizue Inoue

Makeup artist

Directing

Kei Kumai

Kei Kumai

Director

Editing

Mitsuyo Tanji

Editor

Lighting

Production

Masayuki Satô

Producer

Hideyuki Shiino

Producer

Sound

Teizō Matsumura

Original music composer

Mutsutoshi Ôta

Sound recordist

Writing

Kei Kumai

Kei Kumai

Writer

Keiji Hasebe

Writer

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