Wife of a Spy

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The year is 1940 in Kobe, on the eve of the outbreak of World War II. Local merchant and amateur filmmaker Yusaku (Issey Takahashi, Kill Bill) senses that things are headed in an unsettling direction. Following a trip to Manchuria, he becomes determi... more

The year is 1940 in Kobe, on the eve of the outbreak of World War II. Local merchant and amateur filmmaker Yusaku (Issey Takahashi, Kill Bill) senses that things are headed in an unsettling direction. Following a trip to Manchuria, he becomes determined to bring to light the things he witnessed there, and secretly filmed. Meanwhile, his wife Satoko (Japan Society's 2021 Honoree Yû Aoi) receives a visit from her childhood friend, now a military policeman. He warns her about Yusaku's seditious ways and reveals that a woman her husband brought back from his trip has died. Satoko confronts Yusaku, but when she discovers his true intentions, she is torn between loyalty to her husband, the life they have built, and the country they call home.

GENRE: Drama
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RUN TIME: 115 minutes
RELEASE DATE: September 17, 2021
STARRING: Yû Aoi , Masahiro Higashide , Issey Takahashi , Hyunri , Yuri Tsunematsu
DIRECTOR(S): Kiyoshi Kurosawa
PRODUCER(S): Hideyuki Okamoto
WRITER(S): Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Tadashi Nohara
STUDIO: Kino Lorber Films
OFFICIAL MOVIE WEBSITE: http://wos.bitters.co.jp

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