Story of a Beloved Wife (1951)
97 min | Drama, Romance

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Story of a Beloved Wife (1951)

97 min | Drama, Romance

Shindo's directorial debut is the fictionalized account of the death of his first wife. Following the breakout of the Pacific War, the Japanese film industry was forcibly downsized. Numazaki, a mediocre screenwriter, faces imminent ...See moreShindo's directorial debut is the fictionalized account of the death of his first wife. Following the breakout of the Pacific War, the Japanese film industry was forcibly downsized. Numazaki, a mediocre screenwriter, faces imminent dismissal. His wife Takako encourages him to seek work in Kyoto. Numazaki fails his aptitude test, which is to write a script for the famous but demanding director Sakaguchi (a veiled reference for Kenji Mizoguchi). Takako offers to support his husband for a year, so that he can hone his craft from scratch. See less

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Nobuko Otowa Takako Ishikawa Takako Ishikawa See fewer	The Strange Tale of Oyuki (1992)
Jûkichi Uno Keita Numazaki Keita Numazaki See fewer	The Most Beautiful Day of My Life (1948)
Ichirô Sugai Director of the film studio Director of the film studio See fewer	The Sound of Waves (1964)
Denjirô Ôkôchi Actor Actor See fewer	No Regrets for Our Youth (1946)
Osamu Takizawa Film Director Sakaguchi Film Director Sakaguchi See fewer	Men and War II (1971)
Ryôsuke Kagawa Kôzô Ishikawa, Takako's father Kôzô Ishikawa, Takako's father See fewer	Ugetsu (1953)
Yuriko Hanabusa Yumie Ishikawa Yumie Ishikawa See fewer	Wakaki hi no yorokobi (1943)
Masao Shimizu Masuda Masuda See fewer	Ikiru (1952)
Taiji Tonoyama Actor Actor See fewer	Human (1962)
Seishirô Hara Actor Actor See fewer	Ninjutsu sekigahara: Sarutobi Sasuke (1938)
Teruko Ômi Wife Of Director Wife Of Director See fewer	Ugetsu (1953)
Kazue Tamaki Actor Actor See fewer	Ugetsu (1953)
Osamu Haneda Actor Actor See fewer	Story of a Beloved Wife (1951)
Takashi Hata Actor Actor See fewer	Samurai Vendetta (1959)
Shuntarô Tamamura Actor Actor See fewer	Ugetsu (1953)
Kanae Kobayashi Actress Actress See fewer	In the Realm of the Senses (1976)
Fumiko Mihoshi Actress Actress See fewer	Story of a Beloved Wife (1951)
Saburô Date Sakunosuke Ota (uncredited) Sakunosuke Ota (uncredited) See fewer	Ugetsu (1953)

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