Wife of a Spy

Wife of a Spy
Japanese theatrical release poster
Japanese name
Kanjiスパイの妻
Transcriptions
Revised HepburnSupai no tsuma
GenreHistorical drama
Romance drama
Screenplay byRyūsuke Hamaguchi
Tadashi Nohara
Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Directed byKiyoshi Kurosawa
Starring
ComposerRyosuke Nagaoka
Country of originJapan
Original languageJapanese
Production
Executive producersKei Shinohara
Keisuke Dobashi
Takashi Sawada
Hideyuki Okamoto
Satoshi Takada
Kubota Osamu
ProducerAkihisa Yamamoto
CinematographyTetsunosuke Sasaki
EditorLee Hidemi
Running time115 minutes
Production companiesNHK Enterprises
CVI Entertainment
Original release
NetworkNHK
ReleaseJune 6, 2020 (2020-06-06)
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Wife of a Spy (Japanese: スパイの妻, Hepburn: Supai no tsuma) is a 2020 Japanese spy drama film directed and co-written by Kiyoshi Kurosawa.[1][2] Starring Yū Aoi and Issey Takahashi, the film is set in Japan during World War II, and centers on a wife who starts suspecting that her husband may be a spy for the United States.[1]

A theatrical version of Wife of a Spy was selected in the main competition section of the 77th Venice International Film Festival,[3][4] where it won the Silver Lion.[5]

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  3. ^ Sharf, Zack (28 July 2020). "Venice Film Festival 2020 Full Lineup: Luca Guadagnino, Chloe Zhao, Gia Coppola, and More". IndieWire. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Venezia 77 Competition". labiennale.org. La Biennale di Venezia. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Venice Film Festival 2020 Winners: Nomadland Takes Golden Lion, Vanessa Kirby Is Best Actress". IndieWire. 12 September 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.