The Longest Tunnel

The Longest Tunnel

142 mins | Drama | Oct. 16, 1982

After a passenger ship sinks in 1954, Go Akutsu devises a life-saving project in the form of a tunnel under the Tsugaru Strait. While working on this project Akutsu becomes involved with Tae Makimura leading to his estrangement from his wife.

The Longest Tunnel

142 mins | Drama | Oct. 16, 1982

The Longest Tunnel
After a passenger ship sinks in 1954, Go Akutsu devises a life-saving project in the form of a tunnel under the Tsugaru Strait. While working on this project Akutsu becomes involved with Tae Makimura leading to his estrangement from his wife.
Producers Toho Pictures, Inc.
Original title 海峡
Directors Shirô Moritani
Writers Takashi Iwakawa, Toshirō Ide, Shirô Moritani

Cast

Ken Takakura

as Go Akutsu

Sayuri Yoshinaga

as Tae Makimura

Tomokazu Miura

as Senta Naruse

Naoko Ôtani

as Kayoko

Hiroko Isayama

as Oren

Junnosuke Hiramitsu

as Narrator (voice)

Chishū Ryū

as Saiji Akutsu

Hisaya Morishige

as Gensuke Kishida