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Mourning Wife

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

    Mayuko Sasaki

    Tomiko Tachibana

  • Keisaku Kimura

    Keisaku Kimura

    Ryûzô Sakata

  • Yoshikata Matsuki

    Yoshikata Matsuki

    Mamoru Tachibana

  • Koharu Yamasaki

    Koharu Yamasaki

    Kyôko Yano

  • Hôryû Nakamura

    Hôryû Nakamura

    Akira

  • Yukijiro Hotaru

    Yukijiro Hotaru

    Yutaka

  • Ken'ichi Kanbe

    Ken'ichi Kanbe

    Patient on Crutches

  • Shiori Kawamura

    Shiori Kawamura

    Nurse/Kaori

  • Hiroyuki Kawasaki

    Hiroyuki Kawasaki

    Hiroyuki

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.

Rating

3.0 / 10
4 Reviews
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