A Human Promise
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An old woman has died and her widower with dementia confesses to killing her. After this, the story goes back in time to show the events leading up to her death.
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Cast
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Rentaro Mikuni
Ryôsaku Morimoto
Known for
Kwaidan
The Burmese Harp
Chōichirō Kawarasaki
Yoshio, Ryôsaku's son
Known for
Profound Desires of the Gods
Rhapsody in August
Orie Satō
Ritsuko, Yoshio's wife
Also in
Tora-san's Cherished Mother
The Fossil
Sachiko Murase
Tatsu, Ryôsaku's wife
Known for
Rhapsody in August
Zatoichi the Fugitive
Choei Takahashi
Takeya Nakamura
Known for
Lake of Dracula
Hachiko
Reiko Tajima
Saeko Nogawa
Known for
Space Cobra
The Rose of Versailles
Kumiko Takeda
Naoko, Yoshio's daughter
Also in
Ouroboros
Zero Woman: Assassin Lovers
Tetta Sugimoto
Takao, Yoshio's son
Known for
Departures
Reincarnation
Koichi Sato
Known for
Sukiyaki Western Django
The Spiral
Masakane Yonekura
Known for
Belladonna of Sadness
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
Tomisaburō Wakayama
Known for
Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
Black Rain
Masao Imafuku
Known for
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
Demons
Yoshishige Yoshida Director · Fukiko Miyauchi Screenplay Shuichi Sae Author
United States release March 17, 1987 · Produced in Japan · Production Seibu Saison Group, TV Asahi
Production
Kinema Tokyo
Production
Seibu Saison Group
Production
TV Asahi
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TOHO-TOWA
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Japan
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Original title
人間の約束
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
France · May 14, 1986
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
Japan · September 13, 1986
Theatrical
United States · March 17, 1987
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