is a
1961
Events January
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Japanese mystery film directed by
Yoshitaro Nomura and is based on a novel by
Seicho Matsumoto.
Plot
One week into newlywed Teiko Uhara's marriage, her husband, ad agency manager Kenichi, leaves on a short business trip to
Kanazawa
is the capital city of Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 466,029 in 203,271 households, and a population density of 990 persons per km2. The total area of the city was .
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and doesn't return. With a pair of old photographs she found among his belongings, Teiko travels across Japan to search for him, first with the help of her husband's employer, later on her own. After a series of mysterious deaths, including a reception girl of the agency's Kanazawa branch, who turns out to be Kenichi's common law wife, and Kenichi's alleged suicide, all clues lead to Sachiko Murota, wife of a wealthy business partner of her husband. Teiko confronts Mrs. Murota and blames her for murdering Kenichi and everyone who knew of her past as a prostitute in the
post-war era
In Western usage, the phrase post-war era (or postwar era) usually refers to the time since the end of World War II. More broadly, a post-war period (or postwar period) is the interval immediately following the end of a war. A post-war period c ...
. Yet, as Mrs. Murota's confession reveals, the truth is even more complex than that.
Cast
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Yoshiko Kuga as Teiko Uhara
* Hizuru Takachiho as Sachiko Murota / Emmy
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Ineko Arima
Ineko Arima (有馬稲子, Arima Ineko) is a Japanese film actress born on 3 April 1932 in Osaka. She is known for her work with director Yasujirō Ozu.
Selected filmography
Film
Television
Honours
*Medal with Purple Ribbon
are medals a ...
as Hisako Tanuma
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Koji Nambara as Kenichi Uhara
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Kō Nishimura as Sotaro Uhara
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Yoshi Katō
was a Japanese film actor. He appeared in more than 175 films between 1949 and 1988. He won the award for Best Actor at the 13th Moscow International Film Festival for his role in ''Hometown''. He married the actress Isuzu Yamada in 1950, but ...
as Mr. Murota
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Sadako Sawamura as Sotaro's wife
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Takanobu Hozumi
, better known as , was a Japanese actor and voice actor from Ōhito, Shizuoka (now Izunokuni, Shizuoka) attached to Mausu Promotion.
He died of gallbladder cancer at the age of 87.
Filmography
Live-action
Film
* '' Baka ga Tank Deyattekuru' ...
as Mr. Honda
Awards
*1961
Blue Ribbon Award for Best Supporting Actress (Hizuru Takachiho)
Legacy
Seicho Matsumoto's novel was again adapted in 2009 by
Isshin Inudō
is a Japanese film director.
Career
Inudo began making films on his own in high school, with one of his works being selected for the 1979 Pia Film Festival. After attending Tokyo Zokei University, he found work at Asahi Promotions where he bega ...
with
Ryōko Hirosue
is a Japanese actress and singer, best known to international audiences for her roles in the Luc Besson-produced ''Wasabi'' and the Academy Award-winning Japanese film '' Departures''. She also starred in the 2008 comedy series ''Yasuko to Kenji ...
as Teiko Uhara.
References
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1961 films
Japanese black-and-white films
1960s Japanese-language films
1960s mystery films
Films based on Japanese novels
Films directed by Yoshitaro Nomura
Japanese mystery films
Films scored by Yasushi Akutagawa
Films set in Ishikawa Prefecture
1960s Japanese films