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Two in the Shadow

Movie·1967·Romance, Drama·1h 48m·Directed by Mikio Naruse

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A man is involved in a fatal car accident, and though he is blameless, his company transfers him to a remote branch in a small town. Before he leaves, he gives the man's widow a large sum of money that she uses to move back to her hometown.

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Yūzō KayamaYūzō KayamaShiro MishimaYōko TsukasaYōko TsukasaYumikoMitsuko MoriMitsuko MoriKatsukoMie HamaMie HamaTerukoMitsuko KusabueMitsuko KusabueAyakoDaisuke KatōDaisuke KatōHayashidaYoshio TsuchiyaYoshio TsuchiyaYumiko's husbandYū FujikiYū FujikiIshikawa

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