Wife of a Spy
Who should I trust?
It’s 1940, and the population of Japan is divided over its entry into World War II.Satoko, the wife of a fabric merchant, is devoted to her husband but is beginning to suspect he’s up to something.Soon she allows herself to be drawn into a game in which she enigmatically conceals her intentions.
- Director
- Kiyoshi Kurosawa
- Signature
- Drama · Tension · Craft
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It’s 1940, and the population of Japan is divided over its entry into World War II. Satoko, the wife of a fabric merchant, is devoted to her husband but is beginning to suspect he’s up to something. Soon she allows herself to be drawn into a game in which she enigmatically conceals her intentions.
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- Release date
- Oct 16, 2020
- Runtime
- 1h 54m
- MPAA rating
- NR
- Language
- English, Japanese
- Country
- Japan
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