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Wife of a Spy
“Who should I trust?”
6.7 / 10• 2020• 1h 54m•NR• Japanese
DramaWarThriller
Storyline
It’s 1940, and the population of Japan is divided over its entry into World War II. Satoko, the wife of a fabric merchant, is devoted to her husband but is beginning to suspect he’s up to something. Soon she allows herself to be drawn into a game in which she enigmatically conceals her intentions.
Cast & Crew
Yu Aoi
Satoko Fukuhara
Lead
Issey Takahashi
Yūsaku Fukuhara
Masahiro Higashide
Yasuharu Tsumori
Ryota Bando
Fumio Takeshita
Yuri Tsunematsu
Komako
Hyunri
Hiroko Kusakabe
Takashi Sasano
Doctor Nozaki
Sakichi Sato
Street vendor
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Kiyoshi Kurosawa's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Wife of a Spy is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
