Shindo's directorial debut is the fictionalized account of the death of his first wife. Following the breakout of the Pacific War, the Japanese film industry was forcibly downsized. ...
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| Nobuko Otowa | ... | Takako Ishikawa | |
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Jûkichi Uno | ... | Keita Numazaki |
| Ichirô Sugai | ... | Director of the film studio | |
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Osamu Takizawa | ... | Film Director Sakaguchi |
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Ryôsuke Kagawa | ... | Kôzô Ishikawa, Takako's father |
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Yuriko Hanabusa | ... | Yumie Ishikawa |
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Masao Shimizu | ... | Masuda |
| Taiji Tonoyama | |||
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Seishirô Hara | ||
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Teruko Ômi | ... | Wife Of Director |
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Kazue Tamaki | ||
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Osamu Haneda | ||
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Takashi Hata | ||
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Shuntarô Tamamura | ||
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Shindo's directorial debut is the fictionalized account of the death of his first wife. Following the breakout of the Pacific War, the Japanese film industry was forcibly downsized. Numazaki, a mediocre screenwriter, faces imminent dismissal. His wife Takako encourages him to seek work in Kyoto. Numazaki fails his aptitude test, which is to write a script for the famous but demanding director Sakaguchi (a veiled reference for Kenji Mizoguchi). Takako offers to support his husband for a year, so that he can hone his craft from scratch.
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Country:
JapanLanguage:
JapaneseRelease Date:
7 September 1951 (Japan) See more »Also Known As:
Opowiesc o ukochanej zonie See more »Company Credits
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1.37 : 1
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According to the director the film was 70% factual and 30% fictional about his recently deceased wife. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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