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      Wife

      1953 1h 29m Drama List
      Reviews 67% 100+ Ratings Audience Score After learning about her husband's infidelity, a woman does whatever it takes to keep her marriage intact. Read More Read Less

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      william d Decent enough melodrama. I'm new to Japanese cinema and I continue to be impressed with the subject matter they were willing to explore in their older films. Back in the forties and fifties you can't find American films that dealt forthright;y with prostitution, infidelity, divorce, etc., but the Japanese seem to do so as a matter of course. American films from that era may hold a technical edge, but the Japanese win out on substance. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review dave j (1953) Wife ((In Japanese with English subtitles) Adapted from the novel by Fumiko Hayashi with Mineko ( Mieko Takamine) as the title character with the actual movie is really the examination between her and her employed husband, Toichi Nakagawa (Ken Uehara) for a little extra money rent out spare rooms to other people such as to the couple Hirohisa (Hajime Izu) and Eiko (Chieko Nakakita) Matsuyama and the painter/ artist Tanimura (Rentarô Mikuni). The relationship between Mineko and her husband becomes complicated as soon as her husband begins to fall for a fellow co-worker, Fusako Sagara (Yatsuko Tan'ami). Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Keith Uhlich Slant Magazine Naruse is a keen observer of the whole spectrum of human behavior, a portraitist who depicts his subjects in all their raw, yet submissive complexity. Rated: 3/4 Nov 14, 2005 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Flawed but powerful Ozu-like dramedy. Rated: B Jun 29, 2015 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis After learning about her husband's infidelity, a woman does whatever it takes to keep her marriage intact.
      Director
      Mikio Naruse
      Screenwriter
      Toshirô Ide
      Production Co
      Toho Company Ltd.
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      Japanese
      Runtime
      1h 29m