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Darkness in the Light (2001)

Original title: 日本の黒い夏ー冤罪

2001-02-17 · 1h 59m · JA
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A middle-aged salaryman with a typical family, living quietly in a provincial city (Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture), wakes up one morning in the summer of 1994 to find himself the prime suspect in the biggest mass-murder case of the decade.

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Kei KumaiDirector

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Kiichi NakaiKiichi NakaiMakoto SasanoAkira TeraoAkira TeraoToshio KanbeNaomi HosokawaNaomi HosokawaKeiko HanazawaNagiko TonoNagiko TonoEmi ShimaoYukiya KitamuraYukiya KitamuraKoji AsakawaTakayuki KatôTakayuki KatôTaro NodaRenji IshibashiRenji IshibashiDetective YoshidaKazuo KitamuraKazuo KitamuraTakeo Nagata

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What is Darkness in the Light about?

A middle-aged salaryman with a typical family, living quietly in a provincial city (Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture), wakes up one morning in the summer of 1994 to find himself the prime suspect in the biggest mass-murder case of the decade.

How long is Darkness in the Light?

Darkness in the Light has a runtime of 119 minutes.