

Waiting in the Dark
2006-09-05 · 130 min · ★ 8.4
A precarious loner sneaks into a blind woman's home and begins living there without her noticing. Meanwhile, the woman mourns her recently deceased father and struggles to remain connected to the world.
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- Directors
- Daisuke Tengan
- Production companies
- Phantom Film, Geneon Entertainment, TV Asahi, Dentsu Ad-Gear, SEP
- Countries
- Japan
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Rena TanakaMichiru Honma
Chen BolinAkihiro Oishi
Haruka IgawaHarumi Mishima
Koichi SatoToshio Matsunaga
Mao MiyajiKazue Futaba
Ittoku KishibeMichiru's Father
Shiro SanoAkihiro's Boss
Kazuki NamiokaWakagi
Kanji TsudaWide TV Presenter
Fumina HaraRestaurant Employee
Yoshiyuki Morishita
Yûki Nakamura
Kan Mikami
Yôko Hoshi
Ayumu Saito
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