Story of a Beloved Wife (1951)

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. ... See full summary »

Director:

Kaneto Shindô

Writer:

Kaneto Shindô

Stars:

Nobuko Otowa, Jûkichi Uno, Ichirô Sugai

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Nobuko Otowa	...	Takako Ishikawa
Jûkichi Uno	...	Keita Numazaki
Ichirô Sugai	...	Director of the film studio
Denjirô Ôkôchi
Osamu Takizawa	...	Film Director Sakaguchi
Ryôsuke Kagawa	...	Kôzô Ishikawa, Takako's father
Yuriko Hanabusa	...	Yumie Ishikawa
Masao Shimizu	...	Masuda
Taiji Tonoyama
Seishirô Hara
Teruko Ômi	...	Wife Of Director
Kazue Tamaki
Osamu Haneda
Takashi Hata
Shuntarô Tamamura

Storyline

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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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Trivia

According to the director the film was 70% factual and 30% fictional about his recently deceased wife.

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Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

7 September 1951 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Opowieść o ukochanej żonie

Company Credits

Production Co:

Daiei Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1