Yasuzo MASUMURA 増村保造

Saisaku's Wife

清作の妻

Nippon Retro   ² 

After the death of her husband, whom she only married for his money, Okane (Ayako WAKAO) is ostracized in her hometown. Only Seisaku, the model soldier, takes interest in her, and they soon fall in love with each other. The fear of losing him to the Russo-Japanese war eventually leads to Okane taking very desperate measures… Without restraint, depicts the hypocrisy of a society leaning on a hollow sense of honor.

清作の妻
Seisaku no tsuma

Japan 1965

93 minutes

Director
Yasuzo MASUMURA

Script
Kaneto SHINDO based on a novel by Genjiro YOSHIDA

Cinematography
Tomohiro AKINO