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.
Top Cast
Mayuko Sasaki
Tomiko Tachibana
Keisaku Kimura
Ryûzô Sakata
Yoshikata Matsuki
Mamoru Tachibana
Koharu Yamasaki
Kyôko Yano
Hôryû Nakamura
Akira
Yukijiro Hotaru
Yutaka
Ken'ichi Kanbe
Patient on Crutches
Shiori Kawamura
Nurse/Kaori
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Release Date
September 28, 2001
Runtime
1h 0m
Genres
Drama, Romance
Director