Apartment Wife: Prime Woman

1972 1h 10m JA

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9.0

MASTERPIECE

★9.0TMDB · 1

Synopsis

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The story depicts the love and hate surrounding artificial insemination between a husband who is unable to have children and a normal wife.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Junko Miyashita
Saeko Hinatsu
Tatsuya Hamaguchi
Akio Hinatsu
Tadashi Makimura
Eisuke Hinatsu
Keiko Aikawa
Ryoko Irizawa
Michiko Komori
Mitsuko Aoi
Natsu Takamizawa
Hajime Tanimoto
Yamashita
Kenji Shimamura

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Saburo Endo
Writers: Keiji Kubota
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 70-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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54 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Apartment Wife Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Saburo Endo, shot by Teruo Hatanaka. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Hajime Kaburagi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Akira Suzuki shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Junko Miyashita and Tatsuya Hamaguchi and Tadashi Makimura carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0223101 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Saburo Endo directs. Teruo Hatanaka behind the camera. Hajime Kaburagi scores. Akira Suzuki cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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1Tight 70-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
254 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Apartment Wife Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Saburo Endo, shot by Teruo Hatanaka. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Hajime Kaburagi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Akira Suzuki shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Junko Miyashita and Tatsuya Hamaguchi and Tadashi Makimura carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0223101 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.