The Long Excuse poster

Feature film — 2016

The Long Excuse (2016)

6.82h 4mDrama

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.

The note

Stay for the details.

A high-signal pick with 37 votes.

AOI Pro. / BUN-BUKU / TV Osaka / Bungeishunju / Asmik Ace / TV Tokyo / Bandai Visual

Community reviews

What viewers are saying

Sign in to leave a review for everyone to see. Reviews are tied to your account so the community can trust what's shared.

Loading reviews…

Director: Miwa Nishikawa

On screen

Cast & crew

Masahiro Motoki as Sachio Kinugasa

Masahiro Motoki

Sachio Kinugasa

Pistol Takehara as Yoichi

Pistol Takehara

Yoichi

K

Kenshin Fujita

Shinpei

Tamaki Shiratori as Akari

Tamaki Shiratori

Akari

Keiko Horiuchi as Yuki

Keiko Horiuchi

Yuki

Sosuke Ikematsu as Kishimoto

Sosuke Ikematsu

Kishimoto

Haru Kuroki as Chihiro Fukunaga

Haru Kuroki

Chihiro Fukunaga

Maho Yamada as Yuko

Maho Yamada

Yuko

Eri Fukatsu as Natsuko

Eri Fukatsu

Natsuko

Izumi Matsuoka as Kotoe Kurita

Izumi Matsuoka

Kotoe Kurita

Hideto Iwai as

Hideto Iwai

Suon Kan as

Suon Kan

Similar titles

More like this

Ocha poster

5.0

2025

Ink Between the Lines poster

Ink Between the Lines

NR

2026

Bollywood/Hollywood poster

Bollywood/Hollywood

5.7

2002

Eyes Wide Shut poster

7.5

1999

Manje Bistre poster

6.1

2017

Without Hope poster

NR

—

A Family Upside Down poster

A Family Upside Down

7.0

1978

Neighbors poster

4.5

2019

The Blind poster

6.0

2023

Bend It Like Beckham poster

Bend It Like Beckham

6.3

2002

Beyond Silence poster

6.9

1996

Grill Point poster

6.6

2002