Wife! Be Like a Rose!
妻よ薔薇のやうに
Synopsis
Kimiko, a Tokyo white-collar working girl, lives with her serious, intellectual, haiku-writing mother. Kimiko seeks to marry her boyfriend but needs her absent father to act as the go-between and negotiate the marriage. Kimiko travels and finds her father living with a second family.
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Release History & Theatrical Window
April 12, 1937
Wide Cinema Exhibition
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Mikio Naruse
- Screenplay & Story
- Minoru Nakano, Mikio Naruse
- Original Score
- Noboru Itō
- Original Title
- 妻よ薔薇のやうに
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 1h 14m
- Production Studios
- P.C.L. Eiga Seisaku-jo
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Mikio Naruse
Minoru Nakano, Mikio Naruse
Noboru Itō
Hiroshi Suzuki
Kôichi Iwashita
Department Leadership Roster
Mikio Naruse
Director
Kôichi Iwashita
Editor
Hiroshi Suzuki
Director of Photography
Mikio Naruse
Writer
Noboru Itō
Original Music Composer
Production Stills & Gallery
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Kinema Junpo - Best Japanese Films (1926-2024) [Imported]
BFI's Top 360 Classic Feature Films Project
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What is Wife! Be Like a Rose! about?
Kimiko, a Tokyo white-collar working girl, lives with her serious, intellectual, haiku-writing mother. Kimiko seeks to marry her boyfriend but needs her absent father to act as the go-between and negotiate the marriage. Kimiko travels and finds her father living with a second family.
Who directed Wife! Be Like a Rose!?
Wife! Be Like a Rose! was directed by Mikio Naruse.
Who stars in Wife! Be Like a Rose!?
The principal cast of Wife! Be Like a Rose! includes Sachiko Chiba, Yuriko Hanabusa, Toshiko Itō, Setsuko Horikoshi, Sadao Maruyama.
When was Wife! Be Like a Rose! released and how long is it?
Wife! Be Like a Rose! was released in 1935 with a total runtime of 1h 14m.
Who composed the musical score for Wife! Be Like a Rose!?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Wife! Be Like a Rose! was composed by Noboru Itō.