The Longest Tunnel (海峡) 41 years old

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.

Credits

Ken Takakura as Go Akutsu

Eitaro Ozawa as

Kazuo Kitamura as

Moeko Ezawa as

Hideji Ōtaki as

Masakazu Kuwayama as

The Longest Tunnel Cast

Name	Character
Ken Takakura He was 51, 83 years old when he died	as Go Akutsu
Eitaro Ozawa He was 73, 79 years old when he died
Kazuo Kitamura He was 55, 80 years old when he died
Moeko Ezawa She was 43, now 85 years old
Hideji Ōtaki He was 57, 87 years old when he died
Masakazu Kuwayama He was 60, 61 years old when he died
Hisaya Morishige He was 69, 96 years old when he died	as Gensuke Kishida
Chishu Ryu He was 78, 88 years old when he died	as Saiji Akutsu
Hatsuo Yamaya He was 48, 85 years old when he died
Yûsuke Takita He was 51, now 93 years old
Sayuri Yoshinaga She was 37, now 79 years old	as Tae Makimura
Kôen Okumura He was 52, now 94 years old
Susumu Fujita He was 70, 78 years old when he died
Akiji Kobayashi He was 52, 65 years old when he died
Nenji Kobayashi He was 39, now 81 years old
Shogen Nitta
Tomokazu Miura He was 30, now 72 years old	as Senta Naruse
Imari Tsuji She was 61, now 103 years old
Naoko Otani She was 32, now 74 years old	as Kayoko
Hiroko Isayama She was 30, now 71 years old	as Oren
Kazuo Katô

The Longest Tunnel Crew

Name	Department
Tomoyuki Tanaka as Producer. He was 72 (86) years old when He died	Production
Shirô Moritani as Director. He was 51 (53) years old when He died	Directing
Shirô Moritani as Producer. He was 51 (53) years old when He died	Production
Shirô Moritani as Screenplay. He was 51 (53) years old when He died	Writing
Toshirô Ide as Screenplay. He was 72 (78) years old when He died	Writing
Michio Morioka as Producer.	Production
Juichi Tanaka as Producer. He was 48 (now 89) years old	Production
Kôsetsu Minami as Music.	Sound
Michiko Ikeda as Editor. She was 46 (now 88) years old	Editing
Daisaku Kimura as Director of Photography. He was 43 (now 84) years old	Camera
Yoshirō Muraki as Set Designer. He was 58 (85) years old when He died	Art

The Longest Tunnel (41 years)

Release day: Saturday, October 16, 1982
Runtime: 142 minutes