A Good Husband (2009)
"Kondo wa aisaika" (original title)

he heart wrenching love story between a married couple. The jobless husband cheats on his wife and has no love for her. The wife wants to go on a trip to get pregnant. This mismatched ... See full summary »

Director:

Isao Yukisada

Writers:

Mayumi Nakatani (novel), Chihiro Itô (screenplay)

Stars:

Hiroko Yakushimaru, Etsushi Toyokawa, Gaku Hamada

1 win & 3 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Hiroko Yakushimaru	...	Sakura Kitami
Etsushi Toyokawa	...	Shunsuke Kitami
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Gaku Hamada	...	Makoto Furuta
Haruka Igawa	...	Yuri Igawa
Renji Ishibashi	...	Bunta Hara
Kae Minami
Asami Mizukawa	...	Ranko Yoshizawa
Kaoru Okunuki
Kenzô Ryû
Yû Shirota	...	Kento Nishida
Tarô Suruga
Kanji Tsuda
Yûta Ôwada

Storyline

he heart wrenching love story between a married couple. The jobless husband cheats on his wife and has no love for her. The wife wants to go on a trip to get pregnant. This mismatched husband and wife may find sympathy among other lovers due to the excellent performance between Yakushimaru Hiroko, who was the main character in famous 'Kadokawa movies', and Toyokawa Etsushi, most well known for her role in [Love Letter]. Halfway through the film we understand why the original title of this movie was [A Good Husband This Time] while crying buckets of tears in being able to identify with the characters.

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

16 January 2010 (Japan)

Also Known As:

A Good Husband

Filming Locations:

Okinawa, Japan

Box Office

Budget:

$3,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Amuse Soft Entertainment, Dentsu, Kinoshita Komuten

Technical Specs

Runtime:

128 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"The Red-Eyed Clown"
Lyrics, Composed and Performed by Yôsui Inoue

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