Story of a Beloved Wife
| Story of a Beloved Wife | |
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| Directed by | Kaneto Shindo |
| Written by | Kaneto Shindo |
| Starring | Nobuko Otowa |
| Cinematography | Yasukazu Takemura |
Release date |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Story of a Beloved Wife (愛妻物語, Aisai Monogatari) is a 1951 Japanese drama film written and directed by Kaneto Shindo. It was Shindo's debut film as a director.[1] It is an autobiographical work based on Shindo's first marriage. Jūkichi Uno stars as a struggling screenwriter, and Nobuko Otowa stars as the wife who supports him through his early struggles.
Plot[]
Yamazaki, an aspiring screenwriter, played by Jūkichi Uno, is boarding with a couple and their daughter. He and the daughter become involved romantically and the father asks him to leave, and tells the daughter not to marry Yamazaki because of his insecure line of work.
In the end the wife dies of tuberculosis.
Cast[]
- Nobuko Otowa as Takako Ishikawa
- Jūkichi Uno as Keita Numazaki
- Ichirō Sugai as Masuda, director of the film studio
- Ryōsuke Kagawa as Kōzō Ishikawa
- Masao Shimizu as Masuda
- Yuriko Hanabusa as Yumie Ishikawa
- Osamu Takizawa as Film Director Sakaguchi
- Saburō Date as Sakunosuke Ōta
References[]
- ^ "Noted Japanese Film Director Shindo Dies at 100". Jiji Press. 31 May 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
External links[]
- Story of a Beloved Wife at IMDb
- Story of a Beloved Wife at the Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese)
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