Images: Director Miyake Shō Offers Small Catharses in “All the Long Nights”

Fujisawa Misa cutting Yamazoe Takatoshi’s hair at his house. Visits to the barber are a constant source of stress for someone suffering from anxiety disorders. (© Seo Maiko/2024 All the Long Nights Production Committee)

Sometimes, simply washing the car can offer refuge. (© Seo Maiko/2024 All the Long Nights Production Committee)

One day, Fujisawa runs into Yamazoe’s girlfriend (Imou Haruka). (© Seo Maiko/2024 All the Long Nights Production Committee)

The president of Kurita Kagaku, Kurita Kazuo is a kind man with his own difficult past. (© Seo Maiko/2024 All the Long Nights Production Committee)

Yamazoe’s old boss Tsujimoto Norihiko (Shibukawa Kiyohiko) introduced him to his new job at Kurita Kagaku. (© Seo Maiko/2024 All the Long Nights Production Committee)

Fujisawa’s mother Noriko (Ryō) keeps warm watch over her daughter. (© Seo Maiko/2024 All the Long Nights Production Committee)