That Night's Wife

You toil in hardscrabble Tokyo. Your daughter succumbs to sickness, and you steal to pay for her care, but a detective knows your face. Ozu lingers on domestic objects. The film quietly considers desperation.

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Yasujirō Ozu directed That Night's Wife in 1930. See Yasujirō Ozu's full filmography, where to start with Yasujirō Ozu, or where to go after you've seen everything by Yasujirō Ozu.

That Night's Wife was released in 1930 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 66 minutes.