Masahiro Motoki (left) and Pistol Takehara in The Long Excuse (category IIB; Japanese), directed by Miwa Nishikawa. Masahiro Motoki (left) and Pistol Takehara in The Long Excuse (category IIB; Japanese), directed by Miwa Nishikawa.
Masahiro Motoki (left) and Pistol Takehara in The Long Excuse (category IIB; Japanese), directed by Miwa Nishikawa.
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Film review: The Long Excuse – Miwa Nishikawa explores grief and guilt in gentle moral drama

Masahiro Motoki is a standout in lead role as unlikeable widower who rediscovers his moral values

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Edmund Lee
Edmund Lee

Updated: 2:09pm, 17 Oct, 2017

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Masahiro Motoki (left) and Pistol Takehara in The Long Excuse (category IIB; Japanese), directed by Miwa Nishikawa. Masahiro Motoki (left) and Pistol Takehara in The Long Excuse (category IIB; Japanese), directed by Miwa Nishikawa.
Masahiro Motoki (left) and Pistol Takehara in The Long Excuse (category IIB; Japanese), directed by Miwa Nishikawa.
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