Japan Synopsis
永い言い訳
A recently widowed writer whose wife died in a bus crash comes to terms with his grief—or lack of it—in caring for the children of a working man who also lost his wife in the same accident.
The 2015–2017 Japan Window
588 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Long Excuse sits at position #429.
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The 2010s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Long Excuse premiered. 1769 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
6.5
TMDB Rating
25
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier
Ranked #3,144 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (31st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.4 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #1,382 of 1,933 (top 71%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | AOI Pro., BUN-BUKU |
| Runtime | 2h 4m |
| Release Date | October 14, 2016 |
| IMDb | tt4837062 |
| Official Site | www.asmik-ace.co.jp |