Wife of a Spy

2020, Mystery & thriller/History, 1h 55m

55 Reviews Fewer than 50 Ratings

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A finely calibrated WWII-era thriller, Wife of a Spy delicately balances the weight of national loyalty against our moral obligations to our fellow human beings. Read critic reviews

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The year is 1940 in Kobe, on the eve of the outbreak of World War II. Local merchant and amateur filmmaker Yusaku (Issey Takahashi, Kill Bill) 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 (Japan Society's 2021 Honoree Yû Aoi) 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.

Cast & Crew

Yû Aoi
Yû Aoi
Satoko Fukuhara
Issey Takahashi
Issey Takahashi
Yusaku Fukuhara
Masahiro Higashide
Masahiro Higashide
Taiji Tsumori
Ryota Bando
Ryota Bando
Fumio Takeshita
Yuri Tsunematsu
Yuri Tsunematsu
Komako
Minosuke
Minosuke
Kanemura
Hyunri
Hyunri
Hiroko Kusakabe
Takashi Sasano
Takashi Sasano
Nozaki
Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Director
Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Screenwriter
Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
Screenwriter
Tadashi Nohara
Tadashi Nohara
Screenwriter
Teruhisa Yamamoto
Teruhisa Yamamoto
Producer
Teruhisa Yamamoto
Teruhisa Yamamoto
Executive Producer
Kei Shinohara
Kei Shinohara
Executive Producer
Keisuke Dobashi
Keisuke Dobashi
Executive Producer
Tatsunosuke Sasaki
Tatsunosuke Sasaki
Cinematographer
Ryosuke Nagaoka
Ryosuke Nagaoka
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