With Wife, Children, and Friends
1961, Japanese. Directed by Umetsugu Inoue.
Japanese life during the past thirty-five turbulent years is depicted in this film through the eyes of two police detectives. One is Henmi, who comes to Tokyo in 1926 from faraway Kagoshima to join the Tokyo police force. His closest friend is Nihei, a farmer's son from Tohoku who becomes the steadying influence on headstrong Henmi.
- Runtime
- 2h 36m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
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- Released
- 1 November 1961
- Original title
- 妻あり子あり友ありて
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Toshio Yasumi, Ichiro Kashihara
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How long is With Wife, Children, and Friends?
With Wife, Children, and Friends runs 156 minutes (2h 36m).
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Which OTT platform is With Wife, Children, and Friends on?
With Wife, Children, and Friends isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 November 1961. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
What movies are like With Wife, Children, and Friends?
If you liked With Wife, Children, and Friends, try The Ballad of Narayama, A Dry White Season, Hounddog.
Who directed With Wife, Children, and Friends?
With Wife, Children, and Friends (1961) was directed by Umetsugu Inoue and stars Keiji Sada, Minoru Ōki, Hizuru Takachiho.