The Neighbor's Wife and Mine

The Neighbor's Wife and Mine
マダムと女房
Directed byHeinosuke Gosho
Written by
  • Akira Fushimi
  • Komatsu Kitamura
Produced byShirō Kido
Starring
CinematographyMonjiro Mizutani
Music by
  • Tetsuo Takashina
  • Haruyoshi Shimada
Production
company
Distributed byShochiku
Release date
  • 1 August 1931 (1931-08-01) (Japan)
Running time
56 minutes[1][2]
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
The Neighbor's Wife and Mine (1931) by Heinosuke Gosho

The Neighbor's Wife and Mine (マダムと女房, Madamu to nyōbō) is a 1931 Japanese comedy film directed by Heinosuke Gosho. It was Japan's first feature length film to fully employ sound, as well the earliest surviving Japanese sound film.[3][4]

  1. ^ "マダムと女房" (in Japanese). National Film Archive of Japan. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  2. ^ "マダムと女房" (in Japanese). National Film Archive of Japan. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
  3. ^ Nolletti Jr., Arthur (2008). The Cinema of Gosho Heinosuke: Laughter through Tears. Bloomington: Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-34484-7.
  4. ^ Jacoby, Alexander (2008). Critical Handbook of Japanese Film Directors: From the Silent Era to the Present Day. Berkeley: Stone Bridge Press. ISBN 978-1-933330-53-2.