Mourning Wife (2001)
Drama
Romance
Director Daisuke Goto, the master of the cinematic Pink Eiga, is back with this retelling of the classic film noir, The Postman Always Rings Twice. A married woman, tasked with running her handicapped husband’s failing printing business, meets a drifter and they fall in love. Soon a plan to murder the husband is put into motion and the forces of fate begin to show their hand. Featuring bravura filmmaking, fantastic performances and steamy sex, the Mourning Wife is a worthy follow up for any fan of Daisuke Goto’s masterpiece A Lonely Cow Weeps at Dawn.
Cast
Tomiko Tachibana
Ryûzô Sakata
Akio
Rumiko / Kumiko
Mamoru Tachibana
Kyôko Yano
Akira
Yutaka
Patient on Crutches
Nurse/Kaori
Hiroyuki
Kanae
Crew
Director
Writer
Editor
Director of Photography