Film
A Samurai’s Lie: Beloved Wife
1981 · 1h 31m · Drama
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Overview
Isozoemon (Go Kato) was a ronin (masterless samurai) and broke, who lived in a Choya (cheap apartment) in Okazakijoka town with his sick wife, Sugie (Ai Kanzaki). He was also a good swordsman who had taught swordsmanship in Akita a long time ago. He takes such good care of his wife that he is called a wife-loving man. He got involved in a conflict for succession because he pretended to become an officer to please her wife.
Cast
Gō Katō
Isozoemon
Ai Kanzaki
Asao Uchida
Tonpei Hidari
Yōsuke Kondō
Shinji Ogawa
Manko Kurenai
Shun Ueda
Yasuyuki Kachi
Takuji Aoki
Teppei Wakao
Akio Saionji
Crew
- Masahiro TakaseDirector
- Takeo KunihiroScreenplay
- Shinsaku UnoDirector of Photography
- Chūji KinoshitaOriginal Music Composer
Media
Details
- Release date
- December 25, 1981
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Genres
- Drama
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