That Night's Wife (1930)
"Sono yo no tsuma" (original title)

Director:

Yasujirô Ozu

Writers:

Kôgo Noda, Oscar Shisgall (novel)

Stars:

Mitsuko Ichimura, Tokihiko Okada, Chishû Ryû

Cast

Credited cast:
Mitsuko Ichimura	...	Michiko, daughter
Tokihiko Okada	...	Shuji Hashizume, husband
Chishû Ryû	...	Policeman
Tatsuo Saitô	...	Suda, doctor
Emiko Yagumo	...	Mayumi, wife
Togo Yamamoto	...	Detective Kagawa

Storyline

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Japan

Release Date:

17 March 1994 (USA)

Also Known As:

Esposa de una noche

Company Credits

Production Co:

Shôchiku Eiga

Technical Specs

Runtime:

65 min

Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

User Reviews

proto-psychological noir from Ozu

Ozu makes the best of what appears to be an uncharacteristic potboiler assignment involving a man (Tokihiko Okada) driven to crime to help his wife and ailing daughter, chased down by a cop (Fuyuki Yamamoto who looks like a Japanese Charles Bronson) who suddenly faces a moral dilemma. The characters are clearly played for genre type, but great performances make it special -- especially by Emiko Yagumo as the fiercely protective wife -- and Ozu achieves a feeling of moral resolve and atonement through personal sacrifice similar to what he did in WALK CHEERFULLY.