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2001 · Movie · 1h

Mourning Wife

AudienceAudience: 5.2

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.

My take

A deeply intimate portrait of grief and loss following the death of a spouse, capturing the raw emotional journey of a widow navigating life's continuation without her partner. The film sits with vulnerability and sorrow while exploring how love persists through absence.

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Cast

Keisaku KimuraMayuko SasakiYoshikata MatsukiKoharu YamasakiHôryû NakamuraYukijiro HotaruKen'ichi KanbeShiori Kawamura

Director

Daisuke Gotô

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