Canada / Sep 09, 2016 / Toronto International Film Festival
2h 4min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | 永い言い訳 |
| Original language | 日本語 (JA) |
| Spoken languages | 日本語 |
| Production countries | Japan |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | AOI Pro., BUN-BUKU, TV Osaka, Bungeishunju, Asmik Ace, TV Tokyo, Bandai Visual |
| Release date | 14 ottobre 2016 |
| Executive producer | Kenji Hamada, Ippei Fukuda, Masarou Toyoshima, Kiyoshi Nishikawa, Hideki Tagami |
| Production | Akihiko Yose, Tetsuo Ohta, Yasuhito Nakae, Kiyoto Matsui, Kazumi Kawashiro, Takashi Iwamura, Asako Nishikawa, Shûichi Nagasawa |
| Writer | Miwa Nishikawa |
| Casting | Toshie Tabata |
| Editing | Ryuji Miyajima |
| Cinematography | Yutaka Yamazaki |
| Assistant directors | Shinji Kuma, Miwa Nishikawa |
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| Lighting | Kosuke Yamamoto |
| Camera operators | Yutaka Yamazaki |
| Additional photography | Yutaka Yamazaki |
| Production design | Keiko Mitsumatsu |
| Art direction | Keiko Mitsumatsu |
| Set decoration | Keiko Mitsumatsu |
| Music | Michiaki Katoh, Toshihiro Nakanishi, Aoi Teshima, Masaya Kitada |
| Sound | Aoi Teshima, Michiaki Katoh, Toshihiro Nakanishi, Masaya Kitada |
| Costume design | Miwako Kobayashi, Mutsuki Sakai |
| Makeup | Mutsuki Sakai, Miwako Kobayashi |
| Hairstyling | Mutsuki Sakai, Miwako Kobayashi |
Release dates
Premiere
South Korea / Oct 09, 2016 / Busan International Film Festival
Theatrical release
Japan / Oct 14, 2016 / PG12
Hong Kong / Oct 23, 2016 / IIB
South Korea / Feb 16, 2017 / 15
France / Nov 29, 2017 / TP
Physical media
Japan / Apr 21, 2017 / DVD & Blu-ray
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