That Night's Wife

That Night's Wife

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Release Date

7/6/1930

Runtime

66 mins

Overview

In Depression-era Japan, a man commits a robbery to save his critically ill daughter and escapes with the funds, but complications arise.

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

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Revenue

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A man's desperate choice to rob for his daughter's medical care spirals into a taut moral and emotional crisis. Mizoguchi's camera finds both the brutality and heartbreak in a story about how far a parent will go, and what it costs.

Mood

TenseMelancholic

Themes

FamilySurvivalLoveCrime

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

NaturalisticHandheld

Structure

Linear

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Graphic violence

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