Story of a Beloved Wife

Story of a Beloved Wife
Jūkichi Uno and Nobuko Otowa
Directed byKaneto Shindō
Written byKaneto Shindō
StarringNobuko Otowa
CinematographyYasukazu Takemura
Music byChūji Kinoshita
Production
company
Distributed byDaiei Film
Release date
  • 7 September 1951 (1951-09-07) (Japan)[1][2]
Running time
97 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Story of a Beloved Wife (愛妻物語, Aisai monogatari) is a 1951 Japanese drama film written and directed by Kaneto Shindō.[1][2] It was Shindō's debut film as a director.[2][3] The story is a fictionalised account of Shindō's first marriage.[4][5]

  1. ^ a b "愛妻物語". Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "愛妻物語" (in Japanese). Kinema Junpo. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  3. ^ Bergan, Ronald (30 May 2012). "Kaneto Shindo obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  4. ^ Jacoby, Alexander (July 2012). "Classical virtues: Shindo Kaneto and Yoshimura Kozaburo". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  5. ^ Mellen, Joan (1976). The Waves at Genji's Door: Japan Through Its Cinema. Vol. 10. Pantheon Books. p. 250.