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      Wife! Be Like a Rose!

      Released Apr 12, 1937 1h 14m Drama List
      80% 5 Reviews Tomatometer A young woman in Tokyo has to find her absent father to get permission to marry. Read More Read Less

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      william d Poignant and moving, an excellent family drama. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member I LOVED, LOVED LOVED this movie! The daughter was so spunky and I knew it from the opening moment where she tips her hat, adjusts her handkerchief and points to the boy! EXCELLENT! AWESOME! I LOVE HER! Her chemistry with the guy she loves (who I liked too) and the mother was great! She was just so nice and fun and loveable! The whole cast worked so well. And modern! It was perfect! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Critics Reviews

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      Hobe Morrison Variety Simple story is ingeniously told. Has honest human values and is completely without hokum. Apr 22, 2020 Full Review Dave Kehr Chicago Reader The complicated, innovative style poses metaphysical questions to match the moral issue -- Naruse's highly angled compositions and oddly accented editing constantly undermine his characters' place in the world. Apr 22, 2020 Full Review Frank S. Nugent New York Times It has a distressing habit of stumbling over the threshold of each new scene; its fadeouts and dissolves are awkwardly amateur. Yet it has a certain sturdy honesty in the resolution of its problem and the performances are expert. Jun 24, 2006 Full Review James T. Hamada The Nippu Jiji (Honolulu) Miss Chiba, Okawa and Miss Hanabusa turn in performances that are among the finest seen on the Japanese talking screen. Apr 22, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis A young woman in Tokyo has to find her absent father to get permission to marry.
      Director
      Mikio Naruse
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      Japanese
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Apr 12, 1937, Original
      Runtime
      1h 14m