
Mourning Wife
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.
DramaRomance
Mourning Wife
Rating
2.5/10
Release Date
2001-09-28
Runtime
60 minutes
Status
Released
Cast

Mayuko Sasaki
Tomiko Tachibana

Keisaku Kimura
Ryûzô Sakata

Yoshikata Matsuki
Mamoru Tachibana

Koharu Yamasaki
Kyôko Yano

Hôryû Nakamura
Akira

Yukijiro Hotaru
Yutaka

Ken'ichi Kanbe
Patient on Crutches

Shiori Kawamura
Nurse/Kaori

Hiroyuki Kawasaki
Hiroyuki

Kanae Mizuhara
Kanae

Toshimasa Niiro
Akio

Kumiko Mori
Rumiko / Kumiko
Production Companies
Shintoho Pictures