A Wife Confesses (1961)

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91 min - Drama | Mystery - 29 October 1961 (Japan)

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Ayako is charged with murdering her much older academic husband while climbing a mountain. Ayako was having an affair, apparently with her husband's approval, and this complicates the trial.

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Cast

Cast overview:
	Ayako Wakao	...	Ayako Takigawa
	Hiroshi Kawaguchi	...	Osamu Kôda
	Eitarô Ozawa	...	Ryôkichi Takigawa
	Haruko Mabuchi	...	Rie Munakata
	Jun Negami	...	Lawyer Sugiyama
	Hideo Takamatsu	...	Public Prosecutor Kasai

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Ayako is charged with murdering her much older academic husband while climbing a mountain. Ayako was having an affair, apparently with her husband's approval, and this complicates the trial.

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Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

29 October 1961 (Japan) See more »

Also Known As:

Mia gynaika exomologeitai See more »

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Daiei Studios See more »

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