Mourning Wife (2001)
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.
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Cast
Mayuko Sasaki
as Tomiko Tachibana
Mayuko Sasaki is a Japanese actress and striptease dancer. She was named Best Actress at the 2010 Pink Taishō for her performance in director Yutaka Ikejima's Yokubō no sakaba: Nure niō iro onna..
Keisaku Kimura
as Ryûzô Sakata
Yukijiro Hotaru
as Yutaka
Born 1951 in Saitama, Japan, Yukijiro Hotaru (螢雪次朗) is a Japanese actor. He is best known for the role of Gonza Kurahashi in the Garo television franchise..
Kanae Mizuhara
as Kanae
Toshimasa Niiro
as Akio
Director
Daisuke Gotô
