# Wife (1953)

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**Original title**: *妻*
**Runtime**: 96 min
**Genres**: Drama
**Directed by**: Mikio Naruse
**Written by**: Toshiro Ide
**Starring**: Mieko Takamine, Ken Uehara, Rentaro Mikuni, Michiyo Aratama, Chieko Nakakita, Sanae Takasugi

> *Is this the way every woman, every wife, has to take?*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Brief Encounter without violins. A Tokyo couple’s decade-long marriage has soured into petty resentments over work, money, and household chores. An old flame tempts the husband, but escape may be further than it seems. A showcase for the great Hideko Takamine.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, tender

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