Bonds of Love
1969, Japanese. Directed by Takashi Tsuboshima.
Adapted 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.
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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Cast & crew
- Takashi TsuboshimaDirector
- Mari SonoYukiko Hirai
- Makoto FujitaRyohei Suzuki
- Chisako HaraSanae Suzuki
- Yuka YoshidaMina Suzuki
- Makoto SatouKenji Hirai
- Kyū SazankaHamuro
- Kazuya OguriGeneral Affairs Section Chief
- Sachio SakaiMiyata
- Yoshio KatsubeKaizuka
- Wataru ŌmaeHorikawa
- Akiyoshi KitauraYoshino
- Maki KawamuraFemale Secretary
Details
- Released
- 15 February 1969
- Original title
- 愛のきずな
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Ei Ogawa, Takashi Tsuboshima
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Bonds of Love runs 98 minutes (1h 38m).
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Bonds of Love isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 15 February 1969. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed Bonds of Love?
Bonds of Love (1969) was directed by Takashi Tsuboshima and stars Mari Sono, Makoto Fujita, Chisako Hara.