Bonds of Love
愛のきずな
Release: 1969-02-15
·Runtime: 98m
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.
Production Countries
Japan
Production Companies
Toei Company
Cast
Mari Sono
as Yukiko Hirai
Chisako Hara
as Sanae Suzuki
Kyū Sazanka
as Hamuro
Naoya Kusakawa
as Director
Noriko Sengoku
as Tobacco Shop Owner
Makoto Fujita
as Ryohei Suzuki
Sachio Sakai
as Miyata
Tonpei Hidari
as Caterer
Makoto Satō
as Kenji Hirai
Maki Kawamura
as Female Secretary
Wataru Ōmae
as Horikawa
Kichijirō Ueda
as Politician
Haruo Suzuki
as Corona Man