Mourning Wife (2001)
Overview
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.
Cast
Mayuko Sasaki
Tomiko Tachibana
Keisaku Kimura
Ryûzô Sakata
Yukijiro Hotaru
Yutaka
Kanae Mizuhara
Kanae
Toshimasa Niiro
Akio
Kumiko Mori
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