The Long Excuse

2016 2h 4m JA

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6.8

SOLID

★6.8TMDB · 37

Drama

Synopsis

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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.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Masahiro Motoki
Sachio Kinugasa
Pistol Takehara
Yoichi
Kenshin Fujita
Shinpei
Tamaki Shiratori
Akari
Keiko Horiuchi
Yuki
Sosuke Ikematsu
Kishimoto
Haru Kuroki
Chihiro Fukunaga
Maho Yamada
Yuko

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Miwa Nishikawa
Writers: Miwa Nishikawa
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 10 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Miwa Nishikawa, shot by Yutaka Yamazaki. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Toshihiro Nakanishi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Ryuji Miyajima shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Masahiro Motoki and Pistol Takehara and Kenshin Fujita carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt4837062 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 37 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Miwa Nishikawa directs. Yutaka Yamazaki behind the camera. Toshihiro Nakanishi scores. Ryuji Miyajima cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 10 years ago.
2Directed by Miwa Nishikawa, shot by Yutaka Yamazaki. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Toshihiro Nakanishi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Ryuji Miyajima shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Masahiro Motoki and Pistol Takehara and Kenshin Fujita carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt4837062 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 37 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
8Classified under 8 themes, including "marriage", "loss", "grief", "bereavement".