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Mourning Wife (2001)
Directed by Daisuke Gotô
Overview
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.
Length 60 minutes
Actors
Mayuko Sasaki | Keisaku Kimura | Yoshikata Matsuki | Koharu Yamasaki | Hôryû Nakamura | Yukijiro Hotaru | Ken'ichi Kanbe | Shiori Kawamura | Hiroyuki Kawasaki | Kanae Mizuhara | Toshimasa Niiro | Kumiko Mori