Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Masahiro Motoki
Sachio Kinugasa
Lead
Pistol Takehara
Yoichi
KF
Kenshin Fujita
Shinpei
Tamaki Shiratori
Akari
Keiko Horiuchi
Yuki
Sosuke Ikematsu
Kishimoto
Haru Kuroki
Chihiro Fukunaga
Maho Yamada
Yuko
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Miwa Nishikawa's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Long Excuse is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
