Mourning Wife (喪服の女 崩れる, Mofuku no onna: Kuzureru), a.k.a. An Affair with a Woman in Mourning, is a 2001 Japanese Pink film directed by Daisuke Gotō. It is a suspense-pink film in homage to The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946).[2] It won the Silver Prize at the Pink Grand Prix ceremony. Personnel awards also went to Mayuko Sasaki for Best Actress, 2nd place and Masahide Iioka for Cinematography.[3]

Mourning Wife
Theatrical poster for Mourning Wife (2001)
Directed byDaisuke Gotō[1]
Written by
  • Daisuke Gotō
  • Kannin
Produced byDaisuke Gotō
Starring
  • Mayuko Sasaki
  • Koharu Yamasaki
CinematographyMasahide Iioka
Edited byShōji Sakai
Music byKazumi Ōba
Distributed byShintōhō Eiga
Release date
  • September 28, 2001 (2001-09-28)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Synopsis

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Tomoko, the wife of an impotent and bitter man, hires a younger man to help her run her printing press business. She becomes involved in an affair with him.

Cast

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  • Mayuko Sasaki: Tomiko Tachibana
  • Koharu Yamasaki: Kyōko Yano
  • Yukijirō Hotaru: Yutaka
  • Kenichi Kanbe: Patient on crutches
  • Shiori Kawamura: Nurse / Kaori
  • Hiroyuki Kawasaki: Hiroyuki
  • Keisaku Kimura: Ryūzō Sakata
  • Yoshikata Matsuki: Mamoru Tachibana
  • Kanae Mizuhara: Kanae
  • Kumiko Mori: Kumiko
  • Hōryū Nakamura: Akira
  • Toshimasa Niiro: Akio

Bibliography

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English

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  • Mofuku no onna: Kuzureru (2001) at IMDb
  • "Mourning Wife". pinkeiga.com. Archived from the original on April 22, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-28.

Japanese

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References

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  1. ^ Infobox data from 喪服の女 崩れる (in Japanese). P.G. Web Site. Retrieved 2009-06-28. and 喪服の女 崩れる (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2009-06-28.
  2. ^ "Mourning Wife". pinkeiga.com. Archived from the original on April 22, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-28.
  3. ^ "Best Ten of 2001 (2001年度ベストテン)" (in Japanese). P.G. Web Site. Archived from the original on August 5, 2012. Retrieved January 18, 2009.
Preceded by
Pink Salon Hospital 3: No-Pants Exam Room
Pink Grand Prix Silver Prize
2001
Succeeded by
Housekeeper with Beautiful Skin: Made Wet with Finger Torture