Basic Info
Release: December 25, 1981
Runtime: 91 min
Status: Released
A Samurai’s Lie: Beloved Wife
1981
91 min
Overview
Isozoemon (Go Kato) was a ronin (masterless samurai) and broke, who lived in a Choya (cheap apartment) in Okazakijoka town with his sick wife, Sugie (Ai Kanzaki). He was also a good swordsman who had taught swordsmanship in Akita a long time ago. He takes such good care of his wife that he is called a wife-loving man. He got involved in a conflict for succession because he pretended to become an officer to please her wife.
Genres
Drama
Production Countries
- Japan
Spoken Languages
- Japanese ja
Cast
Gō Katō
Isozoemon
Ai Kanzaki
Asao Uchida
Tonpei Hidari
Yōsuke Kondō
Shinji Ogawa
Manko Kurenai
Shun Ueda
Yasuyuki Kachi
Takuji Aoki
Teppei Wakao
Akio Saionji
Crew
Masahiro Takase
Director
Takeo Kunihiro
Screenplay
Chūji Kinoshita
Music
Shinsaku Uno
Cinematography
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