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The Long Excuse

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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.

Directed byMiwa Nishikawa

Status: Released
Runtime: 2h 4m
Language: JA
Released: October 14, 2016

Studios

AOI Pro.

BUN-BUKU

TV Osaka

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Trailers & teasers

1 video

THE LONG EXCUSE Trailer | Festival 2016

THE LONG EXCUSE Trailer | Festival 2016

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited

Starring

Masahiro Motoki

Masahiro Motoki

Sachio Kinugasa

Pistol Takehara

Pistol Takehara

Yoichi

Kenshin Fujita

Shinpei

Tamaki Shiratori

Tamaki Shiratori

Akari

Keiko Horiuchi

Keiko Horiuchi

Yuki

Sosuke Ikematsu

Sosuke Ikematsu

Kishimoto

Haru Kuroki

Haru Kuroki

Chihiro Fukunaga

Maho Yamada

Maho Yamada

Yuko

Eri Fukatsu

Eri Fukatsu

Natsuko

Izumi Matsuoka

Izumi Matsuoka

Kotoe Kurita

Creative team

Directed by: Miwa Nishikawa
Written by: Miwa Nishikawa
Produced by: Tetsuo Ohta
Takashi Iwamura

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