Mourning Wife

2001 • 60 min

★ 3.0 / 10 (4 votes)

Drama Romance

Synopsis

Director Daisuke Goto, the master of the cinematic Pink Eiga, is back with this retelling of the classic film noir, The Postman Always Rings Twice. A married woman, tasked with running her handicapped husband’s failing printing business, meets a drifter and they fall in love. Soon a plan to murder the husband is put into motion and the forces of fate begin to show their hand. Featuring bravura filmmaking, fantastic performances and steamy sex, the Mourning Wife is a worthy follow up for any fan of Daisuke Goto’s masterpiece A Lonely Cow Weeps at Dawn.

About This Film

Mourning Wife is a 2001 drama, romance film directed by Daisuke Gotô. With a runtime of 60 minutes, the film has earned an audience rating of 3.0 out of 10 based on 4 votes on TMDB. The film stars Mayuko Sasaki, Keisaku Kimura, Yoshikata Matsuki, Koharu Yamasaki, Hôryû Nakamura among its cast of 12 credited actors.

Cast

Mayuko Sasaki

as Tomiko Tachibana

Keisaku Kimura

as Ryûzô Sakata

Yoshikata Matsuki

as Mamoru Tachibana

Koharu Yamasaki

as Kyôko Yano

Hôryû Nakamura

as Akira

Yukijiro Hotaru

as Yutaka

Ken'ichi Kanbe

as Patient on Crutches

Shiori Kawamura

as Nurse/Kaori

Hiroyuki Kawasaki

as Hiroyuki

Kanae Mizuhara

as Kanae

Toshimasa Niiro

as Akio

Kumiko Mori

as Rumiko / Kumiko

Crew