Story of a Beloved Wife

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Story of a Beloved Wife
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Directed by Kaneto Shindo
Written by Kaneto Shindo
Starring Nobuko Otowa
Cinematography Yasukazu Takemura
Release dates
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  • 7 September 1951 (1951-09-07)
Running time
97 minutes
Country Japan
Language Japanese

Story of a Beloved Wife (愛妻物語 Aisai Monogatari?) is a 1951 Japanese drama film written and directed by Kaneto Shindo. It was Shindo's debut film as a director.[1] It 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.

Plot

Yamazaki, an aspiring screenwriter, played by Jūkichi Uno, is boarding with a couple and their daughter. He and the daughter become involved romantically and the father asks him to leave, and tells the daughter not to marry Yamazaki because of his insecure line of work.

In the end the wife dies of tuberculosis.

Cast

References

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