Long Excuse, The
Nagai iiwake · dir. Miwa Nishikawa
Japan 2016, 124’
27 October, 17:00 · Cinema City – room 6
Sachio Kinugasa is a writer, who is currently capitalising on his success. When his wife dies in a tragic accident, he is able to find the perfect words to express his inconsolable grief. It seems, though, that the profound form lacks emotions, because the man has not shed a single tear. Unexpectedly, Yoichi and his two children become part of the life of our protagonist. Yoichi has lost his wife in the same accident in which Sachio’s wife was killed. Driven by impulse, the writer offers to help the bereft family...
| Director: | Miwa Nishikawa |
| Screenplay: | Miwa Nishikawa |
| Music: | Michiaki Katoh, Toshihiro Nakanishi |
| Cinematography: | Yutaka Yamazaki |
| Editing: | Ryûji Miyajima |
| Cast: | Masahiro Motoki, Pistol Takehara, Kenshin Fujita, Tamaki Shiratori, Keiko Horiuchi, Sôsuke Ikematsu, Haru Kuroki, Maho Yamada, Eri Fukatsu |
| Producers: | Nishikawa Asako, Yose Akihiko |
| Production: | Company AOI Pro. Inc. |
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