Film

Bonds of Love

1969 · 1h 38m · Thriller · Drama · Mystery

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.

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

• Takashi TsuboshimaWriter · Director
• Ei OgawaWriter
• Shōji UtsumiDirector of Photography
• Ume TakedaEditor

Release date

February 15, 1969

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Runtime

1h 38m

Genres

Thriller, Drama, Mystery