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A Samurai’s Lie: Beloved Wife (1981)
Directed by Masahiro Takase
Overview
Isozoemon (Go Kato) was a ronin (masterless samurai) and broke, who lived in a Choya (cheap apartment) in Okazakijoka town with his sick wife, Sugie (Ai Kanzaki). He was also a good swordsman who had taught swordsmanship in Akita a long time ago. He takes such good care of his wife that he is called a wife-loving man. He got involved in a conflict for succession because he pretended to become an officer to please her wife.
Length 91 minutes
Actors
Gô Katô | Ai Kanzaki | Asao Uchida | Tonpei Hidari | Yôsuke Kondô | Shinji Ogawa | Manko Kurenai | Shun Ueda | Yasuyuki Kachi | Takuji Aoki | Teppei Wakao | Akio Saionji