The long excuse

Tokyo Story without Ozu. An author feigns grief after his wife dies. He then volunteers to look after the children of another victim from the same fatal bus crash. The late Yoji Yamada regular Masahiro Motoki carries this gentle film.

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Miwa Nishikawa directed The long excuse in 2016. See Miwa Nishikawa's full filmography, where to start with Miwa Nishikawa, or where to go after you've seen everything by Miwa Nishikawa.

The long excuse was released in 2016 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 124 minutes.