Wife of a Spy

Wife of a Spy

Who should I trust?

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Release Date

10/16/2020

Runtime

114 mins

Overview

It’s 1940, and the population of Japan is divided over its entry into World War II. Satoko, the wife of a fabric merchant, is devoted to her husband but is beginning to suspect he’s up to something. Soon she allows herself to be drawn into a game in which she enigmatically conceals her intentions.

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

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Revenue

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A woman navigates shifting loyalties and hidden truths as wartime intrigue creeps into her marriage, creating a slow-burning psychological tension beneath the surface of domestic routine. The film asks uncomfortable questions about complicity and survival without easy answers.

Mood

ParanoidTenseWistfulMelancholic

Themes

BetrayalIdentityWar

Tone

Detached

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

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Structure

Linear

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Graphic violence

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