Before the Vigil(2013)
Synopsis
Matsuoi and his wife Tsuya moved to Oshima City because of her unpredictable character. Even though Tsuya continues to have affairs, Matsuoi loves her and is a devoted husband. Tsuya is then diagnosed with a cancer and later goes into a coma. Matsuoi then thinks of his wife's lovers. Matsui goes to those men and informs them of Tatsuya's condition. The other women in the lives of those men are shocked and begin to re-examine their views of their men.
Directed by Isao Yukisada
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Cast
Hiroshi Abe
Matsuoi
Kyoko Koizumi
Tamaki Ishida
Maho Nonami
Minato Hashimoto
Jun Fubuki
Sakiko Hashikawa
Yoko Maki
Momoko Ikeda
Shioli Kutsuna
Machiko Yamada
Shinobu Otake
Sachiko Yamada
Yuichi Haba
Keiko Oginome
Goro Kishitani
Ikkei Watanabe
Kento Nagayama
Eiji Okuda
Tomoko Tabata
Hitomi Takahashi
Kiyohiko Shibukawa
Kenji Mizuhashi
Izumi Fujimoto
Yukari Hagiwara
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Before the Vigil was released in 2013.
How long is Before the Vigil?+
Before the Vigil runs for 138 minutes (2 hours and 18 minutes).
Who directed Before the Vigil?+
Before the Vigil was directed by Isao Yukisada.
Who stars in Before the Vigil?+
Before the Vigil stars Hiroshi Abe, Kyoko Koizumi, Maho Nonami, Jun Fubuki and Yoko Maki.
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