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The Japanese Wife

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Snehamoy (Rahul Bose) leads a lonely life in rural India with his aunt, Mashi (Moushumi Chatterjee). Miyage (Chigusa Takaku) also is basically alone, stuck with an ill mother in Japan. When the pair start a pen pal relationship, they instantly become close friends, despite the distance. Snehamoy has a chance to marry local girl Sandhya (Raima Sen), but refuses, instead wishing to wed Miyage. But money problems and the space separating the would-be lovers could make romance an impossibility.

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Shubhra Gupta The Indian Express In it's most effective parts, the beautifully-lensed The Japanese Wife is like a haiku, saying a lot without underlining too much, a rare thing in our movies. Rated: 3/10 Apr 16, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Moody C This is a light, breezy modern day rom com that because of its setting, feels like a charming period rom com. It’s short at just a bit over 90 minutes so not a bad way to spend a breezy afternoon or evening at the cinema but ending is so abrupt and predictable that it felt like they suddenly realized they ran out of budget and so production came to a screeching halt. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 05/27/25 Full Review Faiz D I absolutely love this film. One of my all-time favorites. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/29/24 Full Review Audience Member This is a very endearing movie, it made me really happy from the inside, it tugs at your heart strings, in a way that is not explananble. The actors, the story line, the simplicity--it deserves 10 stars if i can give it. Truly a great watch---Wish we had more such movies. It summarizes one thing for sure--LOVE is a universal language. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member Story of a 17-year long platonic relationship! Beautifully portrayed... Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Audience Member It's my fav. romantic genre movie of all time Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review Audience Member Emotionally touching. Kinda romantic movie I love. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Aparna Sen

Director

Rahul Bose

Snehamoy

Moushumi Chatterjee

Mashi

Raima Sen

Sandhya

Rudranil Ghosh

Fatik

Chigusa Takaku

Miyage
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Synopsis Snehamoy (Rahul Bose) leads a lonely life in rural India with his aunt, Mashi (Moushumi Chatterjee). Miyage (Chigusa Takaku) also is basically alone, stuck with an ill mother in Japan. When the pair start a pen pal relationship, they instantly become close friends, despite the distance. Snehamoy has a chance to marry local girl Sandhya (Raima Sen), but refuses, instead wishing to wed Miyage. But money problems and the space separating the would-be lovers could make romance an impossibility.
Director
Aparna Sen
Screenwriter
Kunal Basu, Aparna Sen
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 2, 2016
Runtime
1h 41m
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