The Long Darkness

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.

Cast

Komaki Kurihara

as Shino

Gō Katō

as Tetsuro

Yasushi Nagata

as Tetsuro's father

Hisako Takihana

as Tetsuro's mother

Kinzō Shin

as Shino's father

Kaneko Iwasaki

as Kayo

Kayoko Onishi

as Sayako

Hisashi Igawa

as Tetsuro's brother

Kin Sugai

as Wellwisher on train

Toshie Kimura

as Okami

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