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Story of a Beloved Wife

Story of a Beloved Wife

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Drama

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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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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

97 mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

07 September 1951

Country

Japan

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

Seishirō Hara

Seishirō Hara

Teruko Ōmi

Teruko Ōmi

Ikkei Tamaki

Ikkei Tamaki

Takashi Hata

Takashi Hata

Shuntaro Tamamura

Shuntaro Tamamura

Kanae Kobayashi

Kanae Kobayashi

Fumiko Mihoshi

Fumiko Mihoshi

Saburo Date

Saburo Date

Yukio Horikita

Yukio Horikita

Masayoshi Kikuno

Masayoshi Kikuno

Emiko Yanagi

Emiko Yanagi

Ayuko Fujishiro

Ayuko Fujishiro

Nobue Matsuoka

Nobue Matsuoka

Keiko Koyanagi

Keiko Koyanagi

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