The Longest Tunnel
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After a passenger ship sinks in 1954, Go Akutsu devises a life-saving project in the form of a tunnel under the Tsugaru Strait. While working on this project Akutsu becomes involved with Tae Makimura leading to his estrangement from his wife.
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Cast
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Ken Takakura
Go Akutsu
Known for
Black Rain
The Yakuza
Sayuri Yoshinaga
Tae Makimura
Known for
Buddha: The Great Departure
The Makioka Sisters
Toshiro Ide
Shirō Moritani
Michio Morioka
Kôsetsu Minami
Tomokazu Miura
Senta Naruse
Known for
Arrietty
Perfect Days
Daisaku Kimura
Also in
The Adventures of Kosuke Kindaichi
Photographing Mt. Tsurugi: 873 days of fierce fighting at an altitude of 3,000 meters
Naoko Ohtani
Kayoko
Known for
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
The Land of Hope
Michiko Ikeda
Juichi Tanaka
Takashi Iwakawa
Shirō Moritani Director · Toshiro Ide Screenplay Takashi Iwakawa Story
First release October 16, 1982 · Produced in Japan · Original title 海峡
Production
Toho Pictures
Production
Japan
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Original title
海峡
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · October 16, 1982
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Russia
February 16, 2016 · Limited theatrical · Screening of Japanese films in State Museum of the East (Moscow)
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