Released:
2001-09-28

Overview:
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.

Director:
Daisuke Gotô

Runtime:
1h 0min

Genre:
Drama, Romance

• Cast:
• 
  Mayuko Sasaki
  as
  Tomiko Tachibana
• 
  Keisaku Kimura
  as
  Ryûzô Sakata
• 
  Yoshikata Matsuki
  as
  Mamoru Tachibana
• 
  Koharu Yamasaki
  as
  Kyôko Yano
• 
  Hôryû Nakamura
  as
  Akira