A Wife's Heart
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Japanese | 妻の心 |
Directed by | Mikio Naruse |
Written by | Toshirō Ide |
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Cinematography | Masao Tamai |
Edited by | Eiji Ooi |
Music by | Ichirō Saitō |
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Distributed by | Toho |
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Running time | 98 minutes[1][2] |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
A Wife's Heart (妻の心, Tsuma no kokoro) is a 1956 Japanese drama film directed by Mikio Naruse.[3]
Plot[]
Kiyoko lives with her husband Shinji and Shinji's mother in the family's house, where the married couple runs a not-too-successful food store. Although their marriage is not happy, it is pragmatic, and both agree on the plan to open an additional coffee shop in the house, despite the mother's objections. Kiyoko asks her friend Sumiko's brother Kenkichi, a bank clerk, for a loan, which he approves. Shortly after, Shinji's older brother Zenichi loses his job. Together with his wife and mother, Zenichi puts pressure on Kiyoko and Shinji to give the money to him to start his own business. Although both Kiyoko and Shinji are against Zenichi's plan, they slowly retreat. Kiyoki feels humiliated when she is told that Shinji visited a hot spring with a friend and two geisha. At the same time, she and Kenkichi develop a mutual affection, which they never openly acknowledge. When Shinji learns that Kiyoko was seen with Kenkichi in public, he offers to let her go, but Kiyoko eventually stays with her husband, affirming that they should carry on with their project to open a café.
Cast[]
Actor | Role |
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Hideko Takamine | Kiyoko |
Keiju Kobayashi | Shinji |
Toshiro Mifune | Kenkichi |
Yoko Sugi | Yumiko, Kenkichi's sister |
Eiko Miyoshi | Shinji's mother |
Minoru Chiaki | Zenichi, Shinji's brother |
Chieko Nakakita | Kaoru, Zenichi's wife |
Akemi Negishi | Sumiko, Shinji's sister |
Haruo Tanaka | Kunio |
Ranko Hanaias | Kunio's wife and madame |
Machiko Kitagawa | geisha |
Toki Shiozawa | geisha |
Sadako Sawamura | Namiko |
Daisuke Katō | chef |
Yoshio Tsuchiya |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "妻の心 (A Wife's Heart)". Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese). Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "妻の心 (A Wife's Heart)". Kinema Junpo] (in Japanese). Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ Galbraith IV, Stuart (2008). The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. Lanham, Toronto, Plymouth: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6004-9.
External links[]
- A Wife's Heart at IMDb
- A Wife's Heart at the Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese)
- 1956 films
- Japanese-language films
- 1956 drama films
- Japanese films
- Japanese black-and-white films
- Films directed by Mikio Naruse
- Toho films
- Films produced by Sanezumi Fujimoto
- Films scored by Ichirō Saitō