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A Human Promise

1986 · Yoshishige Yoshida · 124 min

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An old woman has died and her widower with dementia confesses to killing her. After this, the story goes back in time to show the events leading up to her death.

Rentaro MikuniRyôsaku Morimoto

Chōichirō KawarasakiYoshio, Ryôsaku's son

Orie SatōRitsuko, Yoshio's wife

Sachiko MuraseTatsu, Ryôsaku's wife

Choei TakahashiTakeya Nakamura

Reiko TajimaSaeko Nogawa

Kumiko TakedaNaoko, Yoshio's daughter

Tetta SugimotoTakao, Yoshio's son

Masakane Yonekura

Tomisaburō Wakayama

Senkichi Ōmura

Cast

Rentaro MikuniRyôsaku Morimoto

Chōichirō KawarasakiYoshio, Ryôsaku's son

Orie SatōRitsuko, Yoshio's wife

Sachiko MuraseTatsu, Ryôsaku's wife

Choei TakahashiTakeya Nakamura

Reiko TajimaSaeko Nogawa

Kumiko TakedaNaoko, Yoshio's daughter

Tetta SugimotoTakao, Yoshio's son

Masakane Yonekura

Tomisaburō Wakayama

Senkichi Ōmura

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