Kage no tsume (1972)
1972 · 1h 30m
After accidentally hitting and killing a man on a rainy highway, a married couple takes in the victim’s widow and disabled mother out of guilt. What begins as an uneasy act of compassion gradually turns into a tense and psychologically charged living arrangement.
Director: Masahisa Sadanaga
Writers: Yoshio Shirasaka, Yasuko Ōno, Chiho Katsura
Music by: Sei Ikeno
Cinematography: Masayuki Kato
Editor: Hisanari Mori
Cast
Shima Iwashita as MichikoTakao Inoue as AkiraYoshiko Kayama as NobukoMitsue Suzuki as ShinoNoboru Matsuhashi as KôsukeMasakazu Kuwayama as HiroikeTomiko Ishii as Tomoko HiroikeHideo Nakamura as Son of HiroikeNoriyuki Watanabe as Ichirô TsujiTappei Shimokawa as SonodaKumiko Mizumori as ClerkMore like this
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