Wife
妻
“Is this the way every woman, every wife, has to take?”
Synopsis
Ten years into a marriage, the wife is disappointed by the husband's lack of financial success, meaning she has to work and can't treat herself and the husband finds the wife slovenly and mean-spirited: she neither cooks not cleans particularly well and is generally disagreeable. In turn, he alternately ignores her and treats her as a servant. Neither is particularly happy, not helped by their unsatisfactory lodgers. The husband is easily seduced by an ex-colleague, a widow with a small child who needs some security, and considers leaving his wife.
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Mieko Takamine
Mihoko Nakagawa
Ken Uehara
Toichi, Mihoko's husband
Rentaro Mikuni
Tadashi Tanimura
Michiyo Aratama
Yoshimi Niemura
Chieko Nakakita
Eiko Matsuyama
Sanae Takasugi
Setsuko Sakurai
Yatsuko Tan'ami
Fusako Sagara
Hajime Izu
Hirohisa Matsuyama
Yoshiko Tsubouchi
Taeko Niemura
Tatsuya Ishiguro
Akira Tani
Kito
Noriko Honma
Masao Shimizu
Sadako Kimura
Eiji Koyama
Masakichi Mitsui
Hideko Ebata
Tsuruko Mano
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Mikio Naruse
- Screenplay & Story
- Toshiro Ide
- Original Score
- Ichirō Saitō
- Original Title
- 妻
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Production Studios
- TOHO
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Mikio Naruse
Toshiro Ide, Fumiko Hayashi
Ichirō Saitō
Masao Tamai
Eiji Ooi
Sanezumi Fujimoto
Department Leadership Roster
Mikio Naruse
Director
Sanezumi Fujimoto
Producer
Masao Tamai
Director of Photography
Eiji Ooi
Editor
Satoru Chūko
Production Design
Ichirō Saitō
Original Music Composer
Toshiro Ide
Screenplay
Production Stills & Gallery
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Frequently Asked Questions About Wife
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What is Wife about?
Ten years into a marriage, the wife is disappointed by the husband's lack of financial success, meaning she has to work and can't treat herself and the husband finds the wife slovenly and mean-spirited: she neither cooks not cleans particularly well and is generally disagreeable. In turn, he alternately ignores her and treats her as a servant. Neither is particularly happy, not helped by their unsatisfactory lodgers. The husband is easily seduced by an ex-colleague, a widow with a small child who needs some security, and considers leaving his wife.
Who directed Wife?
Wife was directed by Mikio Naruse.
Who stars in Wife?
The principal cast of Wife includes Mieko Takamine, Ken Uehara, Rentaro Mikuni, Michiyo Aratama, Chieko Nakakita.
When was Wife released and how long is it?
Wife was released in 1953 with a total runtime of 1h 36m.
Who composed the musical score for Wife?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Wife was composed by Ichirō Saitō.
Is Wife based on a book or true story?
Wife is adapted from the following source material: Novel: "Fumiko Hayashi".