Mourning Wife

2001 1h 0m JA

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4.5

SKIP

★4.5TMDB · 6

DramaRomance

Synopsis

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Director Daisuke Goto, the master of the cinematic Pink Eiga, is back with this retelling of the classic film noir, The Postman Always Rings Twice. A married woman, tasked with running her handicapped husband’s failing printing business, meets a drifter and they fall in love. Soon a plan to murder the husband is put into motion and the forces of fate begin to show their hand. Featuring bravura filmmaking, fantastic performances and steamy sex, the Mourning Wife is a worthy follow up for any fan of Daisuke Goto’s masterpiece A Lonely Cow Weeps at Dawn.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Mayuko Sasaki
Tomiko Tachibana
Keisaku Kimura
Ryûzô Sakata
Yoshikata Matsuki
Mamoru Tachibana
Koharu Yamasaki
Kyôko Yano
Hôryû Nakamura
Akira
Yukijiro Hotaru
Yutaka
Ken'ichi Kanbe
Patient on Crutches
Shiori Kawamura
Nurse/Kaori

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Daisuke Gotô
Writers: Daisuke Gotô
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Tight 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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25 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Daisuke Gotô, shot by Masahide Iioka. 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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Editor Shōji Sakai shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Mayuko Sasaki and Keisaku Kimura and Yoshikata Matsuki carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1301716 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Daisuke Gotô directs. Masahide Iioka behind the camera. Shōji Sakai cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

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1Tight 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
225 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Daisuke Gotô, shot by Masahide Iioka. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Shōji Sakai shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Mayuko Sasaki and Keisaku Kimura and Yoshikata Matsuki carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt1301716 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.