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Wife is a film directed by Japanese director Mikio Naruse originally released in 1953. It is based on the novel Chairo no me, written by Fumiko Hayashi in 1950. Like other Naruse films from this period, such as Repast and Husband and Wife, the theme of Wife involves a couple trapped with each other. Another theme common to several Naruse films of the period is the way loving relationships dissipate as a result of economic pressures. And like two other Naruse films based on novels by Hayashi, Repast and Lightning, the story involves a stale marriage and unhappy family.
Original Release
04/29/1953
US Release
01/28/2006
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Mieko Takamine | Mihoko Nakagawa |
| Ken Uehara | Toichi Nakagawa / Toichi, Mihoko's husband |
| Rentaro Mikuni | Tadashi Tanimura |
| Michiyo Aratama | Yoshimi Niemura |
| Sanae Takasugi | Setsuko Sakurai |
| Chieko Nakakita | Eiko Matsuyama |
| Yatsuko Tan'ami | Fusako Sagara |
| Hajime Izu | Hirohisa Matsuyama |
| Yoshiko Tsubouchi | Taeko Niemura |
| Tatsuya Ishiguro |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Mieko Takamine | Mihoko Nakagawa |
| Ken Uehara | Toichi Nakagawa / Toichi, Mihoko's husband |
| Rentaro Mikuni | Tadashi Tanimura |
| Michiyo Aratama | Yoshimi Niemura |
| Sanae Takasugi | Setsuko Sakurai |
| Chieko Nakakita | Eiko Matsuyama |
| 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 | |
| Toyomi Shiozawa |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Sanezumi Fujimoto | Producer |
