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That Night's Wife

Young father Shuji turns to crime to pay his daughter's medical bills in Ozu's masterly early drama.

Crime 1930 64 mins Silent

Director: Yasujirō Ozu

Rent for £2.50

Overview

Young father Shuji turns to crime to pay his daughter's medical bills. Enter Detective Kagawa for a tense night-time stand-off with Shuji's wife, Mayumi. That Night's Wife demonstrates Ozu's masterly handling of drama as the film reaches its emotional climax.

Director

Yasujirō Ozu

Featuring

Tokihiko Okada , Emiko Yakumo , Mitsuko Ichimura , Togo Yamamoto and Chishu Ryu

Genres

Crime and Melodrama

Certificate

Contains infrequent mild threat and violence

Country

Japan

Language

Japanese with English subtitles

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