Wife of a spy = Supai no tsuma / a film by Kiyoshi Kurosawa ; written by Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Tadashi Nohara, Kiyoshi Kurosawa ; directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa ; produced by NHK Enterprises, Incline LLP, C&I Entertainment Inc.
The year is 1940 in Kobe, on the eve of the outbreak of World War II. Local merchant and amateur filmmaker Yusaku 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 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.
Record details
- Physical Description: 1 videodisc (116 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Kino Lorber, [2021]
Content descriptions
General Note: | Originally released as a motion picture in 2020. Wide screen. Bonus features: The making of Wife of a spy; trailer. |
Creation/Production Credits Note: | Music, Ryosuke Nagaoka ; cinematographer, Tatsunosuke Sasaki ; editor, Hidemi Lee. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Yu Aoi, Issey Takahashi, Ryota Bando, Yuri Tsunematsu, Minosuke, Hyunri, Masahiro Higashide, Takashi Sasano. |
System Details Note: | DVD, NTSC, region 1; wide screen (1.85:1, 16x9) presentation; Dolby digital 5.1 or 2.0. |
Language Note: | In Japanese with English subtitles. |
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Subject: | Husband and wife > Japan > Drama. Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945 > China > Manchuria > Drama. World War, 1939-1945 > Drama. Jealousy > Drama. Spies > Drama. Political atrocities > Drama. K¿be-shi (Japan) > Drama. |
Genre: | Thrillers (Motion pictures) Spy films. Historical films. Feature films. Fiction films. Foreign films. |
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Upper Skagit Library | WIF (Text) | 1012767 | New DVD | Available | - |