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A Wife Confesses
A Wife Confesses

A Wife Confesses

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DramaMysteryRomance

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Tied to a mountain between her brutalizing spouse and her secret lover, disaster strikes; the authorities accuse her of murder and prompt a confession.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

91 mins

Rating

6.7/10

Release Date

29 October 1961

Country

Japan

Cast

Ayako Wakao

Ayako Wakao

Ayako Takigawa

Hiroshi Kawaguchi

Hiroshi Kawaguchi

Osamu Kôda

Eitarō Ozawa

Eitarō Ozawa

Ryôkichi Takigawa

Haruko Mabuchi

Haruko Mabuchi

Rie Munakata

Jun Negami

Jun Negami

Lawyer Sugiyama

Hideo Takamatsu

Hideo Takamatsu

Public Prosecutor Kasai

Tōru Konoki

Tōru Konoki

Yūji Moriya

Yūji Moriya

Fumiko Murata

Fumiko Murata

Tsutomu Nakata

Tsutomu Nakata

Shō Natsuki

Shō Natsuki

Jun Osanai

Jun Osanai

Nobuko Shingu

Nobuko Shingu

Kisao Tobita

Kisao Tobita

Koda's Colleague

Chōtarō Tōgin

Chōtarō Tōgin

Kazuo Mori

Kazuo Mori

Ichirō Aminaka

Ichirō Aminaka

Tomio Hanano

Tomio Hanano

Gai Harada

Gai Harada

Takashi Nakamura

Takashi Nakamura

Saburo Sakai

Saburo Sakai

Kazutoyo Shinozaki

Kazutoyo Shinozaki

Rin Sugimori

Rin Sugimori

Yoshio Takee

Yoshio Takee

Kenichi Tani

Kenichi Tani

Kazuko Yamanaka

Kazuko Yamanaka

Chikara Hashimoto

Chikara Hashimoto

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