A Samurai’s Lie: Beloved Wife
1981, Japanese. Directed by Masahiro Takase.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 25 December 1981
- Original title
- 愛妻武士道
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Takeo Kunihiro
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Who directed A Samurai’s Lie: Beloved Wife?
A Samurai’s Lie: Beloved Wife (1981) was directed by Masahiro Takase and stars Gō Katō, Ai Kanzaki, Asao Uchida.