Story of a Beloved Wife

Story of a Beloved Wife

1951•1h 37m•7.0/10

Drama

Ratings

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7.0/10(3)

Story of a Beloved Wife is an autobiographical work based on Shindo's first marriage. Jūkichi Uno stars as a struggling screenwriter, and Nobuko Otowa stars as the wife who supports him through his early struggles.

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Production

Daiei Film

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Nobuko Otowa

Nobuko Otowa

Takako

Jūkichi Uno

Jūkichi Uno

Keita

Denjirō Ōkōchi

Denjirō Ōkōchi

Ichirō Sugai

Ichirō Sugai

Osamu Takizawa

Osamu Takizawa

Ryōsuke Kagawa

Ryōsuke Kagawa

Yuriko Hanabusa

Yuriko Hanabusa

Masao Shimizu

Masao Shimizu

Taiji Tonoyama

Taiji Tonoyama

Seishiro Hara

Teruko Ōmi

Teruko Ōmi

Ikkei Tamaki

Ikkei Tamaki

Takashi Hata

Shuntaro Tamamura

Kanae Kobayashi

Kanae Kobayashi

Fumiko Mihoshi

Saburo Date

Saburo Date

Yukio Horikita

Yukio Horikita

Masayoshi Kikuno

Emiko Yanagi

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