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The Long Darkness (1972)

Genre : Drama, Romance

Runtime : 2H 1M

Director : Kei Kumai

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Komaki Kurihara
Komaki Kurihara
Shino
Gō Katō
Gō Katō
Tetsuro
Yasushi Nagata
Yasushi Nagata
Tetsuro's father
Hisako Takihana
Hisako Takihana
Tetsuro's mother
Kinzō Shin
Kinzō Shin
Shino's father
Kaneko Iwasaki
Kaneko Iwasaki
Kayo
Kayoko Onishi
Kayoko Onishi
Sayako

Crews

Kei Kumai
Kei Kumai
Director
Kei Kumai
Kei Kumai
Writer
Keiji Hasebe
Keiji Hasebe
Writer
Kiyomi Kuroda
Kiyomi Kuroda
Director of Photography
Teizô Matsumura
Teizô Matsumura
Original Music Composer
Tetsuo Miura
Tetsuo Miura
Novel
Takeo Kimura
Takeo Kimura
Art Direction
Kenichi Okamoto
Kenichi Okamoto
Gaffer
Mitsuyo Tanji
Mitsuyo Tanji
Editor
Hideyuki Shiino
Hideyuki Shiino
Producer
Masayuki Satō
Masayuki Satō
Producer
Shizue Inoue
Shizue Inoue
Makeup Artist
Mutsutoshi Ôta
Mutsutoshi Ôta
Sound Recordist
Takashi Iwai
Takashi Iwai
Still Photographer

Posters and backgrounds

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