Kiyoko lives with her husband Shinji and his mother in the family's house, where the couple runs a not-too-successful food store. Although their marriage is not happy, it is pragmatic, and both agree on the plan to open an additional coffee shop in the house, despite the mother's objections. Kiyoko asks her friend Sumiko's brother Kenkichi, a bank clerk, for a loan, which he approves. Shortly after, Shinji's older brother Zenichi loses his job. Together with his wife and mother, Zenichi puts pressure on Kiyoko and Shinji to give him the money to start his own business. Although both Kiyoko and Shinji are against Zenichi's plan, they slowly retreat. Kiyoko feels humiliated when she is told that Shinji visited a hot spring with a friend and two geisha. At the same time, she and Kenkichi develop a mutual affection, which they never openly acknowledge. When Shinji learns that Kiyoko was seen with Kenkichi in public, he offers to let her go, but Kiyoko eventually stays with her husband, affirming that they should carry on with their project to open a café.
A Wife's Heart was shown in the U.S. (including the Museum of Modern Art) as part of a Naruse retrospective in 1985, organised by the Kawakita Memorial Film Institute and film scholar Audie Bock.[4][5]
Referencesedit
^ abc"妻の心 (A Wife's Heart)". Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese). Retrieved 28 January 2021.
^ abc"妻の心 (A Wife's Heart)". Kinema Junpo] (in Japanese). Retrieved 28 January 2021.
^Galbraith IV, Stuart (2008). The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. Lanham, Toronto, Plymouth: Scarecrow Press. ISBN978-0-8108-6004-9.
^"Mikio Naruse: a master of the Japanese cinema". CineFiles. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
^"Mikio Naruse: A Master of the Japanese Cinema Opens at MoMA September 23" (PDF). Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
wife, heart, 妻の心, tsuma, kokoro, 1956, japanese, drama, film, directed, mikio, naruse, original, japanese, movie, posterkanji妻の心directed, bymikio, narusewritten, bytoshirō, ideproduced, bysanezumi, fujimotomasakatsu, kanekostarringhideko, takaminetoshiro, mifu. A Wife s Heart 妻の心 Tsuma no kokoro is a 1956 Japanese drama film directed by Mikio Naruse 1 2 3 A Wife s HeartOriginal Japanese movie posterKanji妻の心Directed byMikio NaruseWritten byToshirō IdeProduced bySanezumi FujimotoMasakatsu KanekoStarringHideko TakamineToshiro MifuneYoko SugiCinematographyMasao TamaiEdited byEiji OoiMusic byIchirō SaitōProductioncompanyTohoDistributed byTohoRelease date3 May 1956 1956 05 03 Japan 1 2 Running time98 minutes 1 2 CountryJapanLanguageJapanese Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Legacy 4 References 5 External linksPlot editKiyoko lives with her husband Shinji and his mother in the family s house where the couple runs a not too successful food store Although their marriage is not happy it is pragmatic and both agree on the plan to open an additional coffee shop in the house despite the mother s objections Kiyoko asks her friend Sumiko s brother Kenkichi a bank clerk for a loan which he approves Shortly after Shinji s older brother Zenichi loses his job Together with his wife and mother Zenichi puts pressure on Kiyoko and Shinji to give him the money to start his own business Although both Kiyoko and Shinji are against Zenichi s plan they slowly retreat Kiyoko feels humiliated when she is told that Shinji visited a hot spring with a friend and two geisha At the same time she and Kenkichi develop a mutual affection which they never openly acknowledge When Shinji learns that Kiyoko was seen with Kenkichi in public he offers to let her go but Kiyoko eventually stays with her husband affirming that they should carry on with their project to open a cafe Cast editHideko Takamine as Kiyoko Keiju Kobayashi as Shinji Toshiro Mifune as Kenkichi Yōko Sugi as Yumiko Kenkichi s sister Eiko Miyoshi as Shinji s mother Minoru Chiaki as Zenichi Shinji s brother Chieko Nakakita as Kaoru Zenichi s wife Akemi Negishi as Sumiko Shinji s sister Haruo Tanaka as Kunio Ranko Hanai as Kunio s wife and madame Machiko Kitagawa as geisha Toki Shiozawa as geisha Sadako Sawamura as Namiko Daisuke Katō as chef Yoshio TsuchiyaLegacy editA Wife s Heart was shown in the U S including the Museum of Modern Art as part of a Naruse retrospective in 1985 organised by the Kawakita Memorial Film Institute and film scholar Audie Bock 4 5 References edit a b c 妻の心 A Wife s Heart Japanese Movie Database in Japanese Retrieved 28 January 2021 a b c 妻の心 A Wife s Heart Kinema Junpo in Japanese Retrieved 28 January 2021 Galbraith IV Stuart 2008 The Toho Studios Story A History and Complete Filmography Lanham Toronto Plymouth Scarecrow Press ISBN 978 0 8108 6004 9 Mikio Naruse a master of the Japanese cinema CineFiles Retrieved 21 July 2021 Mikio Naruse A Master of the Japanese Cinema Opens at MoMA September 23 PDF Museum of Modern Art Retrieved 19 July 2023 External links editA Wife s Heart at IMDb nbsp A Wife s Heart at the Japanese Movie Database in Japanese Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title A Wife 27s Heart amp oldid 1213795549, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
