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A Wife's Heart
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A Wife's Heart

1956-05-03 · 98 min · ★ 6.9

Drama

A young woman tries to raise money to open her own coffee shop. She arranges a loan when her rigid family won't help and then her husband becomes jealous of the loan officer.

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Directors
Mikio Naruse
Production companies
TOHO
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Hideko TakamineHideko TakamineKiyoko
Toshirō MifuneToshirō MifuneKenkichi
Keiju KobayashiKeiju KobayashiShinji
Akemi NegishiAkemi NegishiSumiko
Yōko SugiYōko SugiYumiko
Machiko KitagawaMachiko Kitagawa
Chieko NakakitaChieko NakakitaKaoru
Ranko HanaiRanko Hanai
Sadako SawamuraSadako Sawamura
Eiko MiyoshiEiko Miyoshi
Minoru ChiakiMinoru ChiakiZenichi
Daisuke KatōDaisuke Katō
Haruo TanakaHaruo Tanaka
Yoshio TsuchiyaYoshio Tsuchiya
Michiko KawaMichiko Kawa
Haiyoko Kitano
Noriko HonmaNoriko Honma
Yasuhisa TsutsumiYasuhisa Tsutsumi
Akira Sera
Fumindo Matsuo

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