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That Night's Wife (1930)

That Night's Wife poster
Original title
その夜の妻
Directed by
Yasujirō Ozu
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 05m
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 27 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man commits a crime and returns home to his wife and child. The police detective pursues him, leading to a tense standoff in their small apartment.

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What happens

That Night's Wife (その夜の妻, Sono Yo no Tsuma) is a 1930 Japanese crime and drama film directed by Yasujirō Ozu. The film stars Tokihiko Okada, Tatsuo Saitō, Chishū Ryū, Emiko Yagumo and Tōgō Yamamoto in the lead roles. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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