Bonds of Love
1969
98 minutes
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.
Top Cast
Mari Sono
Yukiko Hirai
Makoto Fujita
Ryohei Suzuki
Chisako Hara
Sanae Suzuki
Yuka Yoshida
Mina Suzuki
Makoto Satō
Kenji Hirai
Kyū Sazanka
Hamuro
Kazuya Oguri
General Affairs Section Chief
Sachio Sakai
Miyata
Yoshio Katsube
Kaizuka
Wataru Ōmae
Horikawa
Akiyoshi Kitaura
Yoshino
Maki Kawamura
Female Secretary
Kichijirō Ueda
Politician
Tonpei Hidari
Caterer
Naoya Kusakawa
Director
Someshō Matsumoto
Tonraku Owner
Takaya Uesugi
Follower (Young Man)
Haruo Suzuki
Corona Man
Noriko Sengoku
Tobacco Shop Owner
Sōji Ubukata
Master of "Elm"
Hiroshi Sekita
Entrance Ceremony Officer