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Bonds of Love (1969)
Directed by Takashi Tsuboshima
Overview
Adapted from the Seicho Matsumoto story “Tazutazushi”. Ryohei Suzuki, a manager at a travel company, is married to his superior’s daughter, but tires of their authority over his life. A chance encounter with Yukiko Hirai one rainy night brings a new romance into Ryohei’s life, and he and Yukiko fall deeply in love. Yukiko, however, reveals that she has a violent husband in prison - with only a week left until his release. Ryohei, desperate to maintain his social standing, brings Yukiko to the mountains in Nagano and sets in motion an unthinkable, tragic chain of events.
Length 98 minutes
Actors
Mari Sono | Makoto Fujita | Chisako Hara | Yuka Yoshida | Makoto Satō | Kyû Sazanka | Kazuya Oguri | Sachio Sakai | Yoshio Katsube | Wataru Ômae | Akiyoshi Kitaura | Maki Kawamura | Kichijirô Ueda | Tonpei Hidari | Naoya Kusakawa | Someshô Matsumoto | Takaya Uesugi | Haruo Suzuki | Noriko Sengoku | Sôji Ubukata | Yû Sekita