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Seisaku's Wife

Seisaku's Wife

19657.31h 34m

Overview

On the eve of the Russo-Japanese war at the beginning of the 20th century, small-town girl Okane has married an old wealthy man to escape a life of poverty.

Directed by Yasuzō Masumura
Written by Genjirō Yoshida, Kaneto Shindō
Produced by Masaichi Nagata
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Top Cast

Ayako Wakao

Ayako Wakao

Okane

Takahiro Tamura

Takahiro Tamura

Seisaku

Yūzō Hayakawa

Yūzō Hayakawa

Sergeant

Shoichi Ozawa

Shoichi Ozawa

Hyosuke

Yuka Konno

Yuka Konno

Oshina

Taiji Tonoyama

Taiji Tonoyama

Retired Man

Nobuo Chiba

Nobuo Chiba

Heisuke

Noriko Hodaka

Noriko Hodaka

Wife

R

Reiko Hoshikawa

Yuki

Takashi Nakamura

Takashi Nakamura

Older Brother

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or book

About Seisaku's Wife

Seisaku's Wife is a drama, romance, war film released in 1965 exploring themes of based on novel or book. Directed by Yasuzō Masumura, it stars Ayako Wakao, Takahiro Tamura, Yūzō Hayakawa. On the eve of the Russo-Japanese war at the beginning of the 20th century, small-town girl Okane has married an old wealthy man to escape a life of poverty.

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