The Long Excuse (2016)
Original title: 永い言い訳
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.
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Masahiro MotokiSachio Kinugasa
Eri FukatsuNatsuko
Keiko HoriuchiYuki
Haru KurokiChihiro Fukunaga
Pistol TakeharaYoichiKenshin FujitaShinpei
Tamaki ShiratoriAkari
Sosuke IkematsuKishimoto
Maho YamadaYuko
Izumi MatsuokaKotoe Kurita
Hideto Iwai
Suon KanKeywords
Movie DNA
Genre affinityDramaTheme affinityFamily · Grief · MarriageDialogue densityDramaEmotional intensityFamily · Grief · LossDirector preference443541Actor preference428427 · 345511 · 72163
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Frequently asked questions about The Long Excuse
What is The Long Excuse about?
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.
How long is The Long Excuse?
The Long Excuse has a runtime of 124 minutes.