Bonds of Love
1969Adapted 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.
Acted in
Mari Sono
as Yukiko Hirai
Makoto Fujita
as Ryohei Suzuki
Chisako Hara
as Sanae Suzuki
Yuka Yoshida
as Mina Suzuki
Makoto Satō
as Kenji Hirai
Kyū Sazanka
as Hamuro
Kazuya Oguri
as General Affairs Section Chief
Sachio Sakai
as Miyata
Yoshio Katsube
as Kaizuka
Wataru Ōmae
as Horikawa
Akiyoshi Kitaura
as Yoshino
Maki Kawamura
as Female Secretary
Kichijirō Ueda
as Politician
Tonpei Hidari
as Caterer
Naoya Kusakawa
as Director
Someshō Matsumoto
as Tonraku Owner
Takaya Uesugi
as Follower (Young Man)
Haruo Suzuki
as Corona Man
Noriko Sengoku
as Tobacco Shop Owner
Sōji Ubukata
as Master of "Elm"
Yû Sekita
as Entrance Ceremony Officer