Long Journey into Love

Directed byMasanobu Deme

Screenplay by

• Zenzo Matsuyama
• Noriyoshi Masuda^[1]

Story byYuzo Kitaizumi^[1]

Produced by

• Masayuki Sato
• Kazuo Baba
• Kideyuki Shiino^[1]

Long Journey into Love
Film poster
Directed by	Masanobu Deme
Screenplay by	Zenzo Matsuyama Noriyoshi Masuda[1]
Story by	Yuzo Kitaizumi[1]
Produced by	Masayuki Sato Kazuo Baba Kideyuki Shiino[1]
Starring	Komaki Kurihara Go Kato Kyoko Maya
Cinematography	Kazutani Hara[1]
Music by	Masaru Sato[1]
Production companies	Toho Haiyu-za Film[1]
Distributed by	Toho
Release date	7 July 1973 (1973-07-07) (Japan)
Running time	167 minutes[1]
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

Long Journey into Love (Japanese: 忍ぶ糸, Hepburn: Shinobu-ito) is a 1973 Japanese drama film directed by Masanobu Deme.^[2] It received a theatrical release in Japan on 7 July 1973, where it was distributed by Toho. The film received the award for Best Art Direction (Shinobu Muraki) at the Mainichi Film Concours.^[1]