Mourning Wife (2001)
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.
Cast
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Mayuko Sasaki
as Tomiko Tachibana
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Keisaku Kimura
as Ryûzô Sakata
- Yoshikata Matsuki as Mamoru Tachibana
- Koharu Yamasaki as Kyôko Yano
- Hôryû Nakamura as Akira
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Yukijiro Hotaru
as Yutaka
- Ken'ichi Kanbe as Patient on Crutches
- Shiori Kawamura as Nurse/Kaori
- Hiroyuki Kawasaki as Hiroyuki
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Kanae Mizuhara
as Kanae
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Toshimasa Niiro
as Akio
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Kumiko Mori
as Rumiko / Kumiko
Crew
- Daisuke Gotô Director
- Masahide Iioka Director of Photography
- Shōji Sakai Editor
- Daisuke Gotô Writer
