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The Long Excuse (Nagai iiwake) [Sub: Eng]
Description
Based on a book, this movie tells the story of a man whose wife dies in a bus accident. He then rashly volunteers to take care of the children of a man who also lost his wife in the crash.
Based on a book, this movie tells the story of a man whose wife dies in a bus accident. He then rashly volunteers to take care of the children of a man who also lost his wife in the crash.
Actors:
Haru Kuroki,
Maho Yamada,
Eri Fukatsu,
Tamaki Shiratori,
Pistol Takehara,
Sôsuke Ikematsu,
Kenshin Fujita,
Keiko Horiuchi,
Masahiro Motoki,
Katsuya Kobayashi

Haru Kuroki
14 March 1990, Osaka, Japan

Maho Yamada

Eri Fukatsu
11 January 1973, Oita, Japan

Tamaki Shiratori

Pistol Takehara

Sôsuke Ikematsu
9 July 1990, Dazaifu, Japan

Kenshin Fujita

Keiko Horiuchi

Masahiro Motoki

Katsuya Kobayashi
March 25, 1943 in Tokyo, Japan
Genre:
Drama
Director:
Miwa Nishikawa

Miwa Nishikawa
Country:
Japan
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December 07, 2016
Masahiro Motoki makes it all a joy to watch, lending a complex touch of humanity to an unlikeable role that's more involving than it has presumably any right to be.
July 26, 2017
Even resorting to some sentimentality, The Long Excuse reached me in the way it treats camaraderie, personal growth, and family ties with sagacious integrity.
October 12, 2016
Whether or not you believe he truly redeems himself -- I was of two minds until the end -- the film delivers a catharsis that is earned, not tacked onto an obligatory happy ending.
September 21, 2016
Writer-director Miwa Nishikawa's somber reflection on the strains of marriage and parenthood is punctuated with beautiful existential undertones.