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The Long Excuse

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The Long Excuse

6.7

2h 4m

2016

Synopsis

A recently widowed writer whose wife died in a bus crash comes to terms with his grief—or lack of it—in caring for the children of a working man who also lost his wife in the same accident.

Director

Miwa Nishikawa

Trailer

Drama

marriagelossgriefbereavementfamilywidowerchild carerelationships

Cast & Crew

Masahiro Motoki

Masahiro Motoki

as Sachio Kinugasa

Pistol Takehara

Pistol Takehara

as Yoichi

Kenshin Fujita

as Shinpei

Tamaki Shiratori

Tamaki Shiratori

as Akari

Keiko Horiuchi

Keiko Horiuchi

as Yuki

Sosuke Ikematsu

Sosuke Ikematsu

as Kishimoto

Haru Kuroki

Haru Kuroki

as Chihiro Fukunaga

Maho Yamada

Maho Yamada

as Yuko

Eri Fukatsu

Eri Fukatsu

as Natsuko

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