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      The Long Excuse

      2016 2 hr. 4 min. Drama List
      100% 6 Reviews Tomatometer 87% Fewer than 50 Ratings Audience Score After his wife dies in a bus accident, a man rashly volunteers to take care of the children of a man who also lost his wife in the crash. Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member A nicely understated human drama with a simple plot, but complicated issues, told in a straightforward manner. I liked the fact that it wasn't sentimental in the traditional, commercial sense, though it is very much about sentiments. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Maggie Lee Variety Writer-director Miwa Nishikawa's somber reflection on the strains of marriage and parenthood is punctuated with beautiful existential undertones. Sep 21, 2016 Full Review James Mudge easternKicks.com Not without its moments of humour, The Long Excuse is a great piece of storytelling and a thought-provoking exploration of grief and its impact Rated: 4/5 Oct 25, 2020 Full Review Michael McNeely That Shelf Motoki should be commended for playing such a duplicitous and two-faced character. Feb 21, 2019 Full Review Filipe Freitas Film Threat Even resorting to some sentimentality, The Long Excuse reached me in the way it treats camaraderie, personal growth, and family ties with sagacious integrity. Rated: 7/10 Jul 26, 2017 Full Review Edmund Lee South China Morning Post Masahiro Motoki makes it all a joy to watch, lending a complex touch of humanity to an unlikeable role that's more involving than it has presumably any right to be. Rated: 4/5 Dec 7, 2016 Full Review Mark Schilling Japan Times Whether or not you believe he truly redeems himself -- I was of two minds until the end -- the film delivers a catharsis that is earned, not tacked onto an obligatory happy ending. Rated: 3.5/5 Oct 12, 2016 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis After his wife dies in a bus accident, a man rashly volunteers to take care of the children of a man who also lost his wife in the crash.
      Director
      Miwa Nishikawa
      Screenwriter
      Miwa Nishikawa
      Production Co
      Aoi Promotion
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      Japanese