Underplayed Gems

The Neighbor's Wife and Mine (1931)

The Neighbor's Wife and Mine poster
Original title
マダムと女房
Directed by
Heinosuke Gosho
Genre
comedy film
Country
Japan
Runtime
56 min
Rating
6.6 of 10 from 15 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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The catalogue in 3D

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How it feels

A man deals with neighborhood distractions and cares for his wife and child. The film shows everyday domestic tensions and the arrival of modern sound technology.

lightheartedplayfulobservationalhumorousnostalgiclivelygroundedslice-of-life

What happens

The Neighbor's Wife and Mine (Japanese: マダムと女房, Hepburn: Madamu to nyōbō) is a 1931 Japanese comedy film directed by Heinosuke Gosho. It was Japan's first feature length film to fully employ sound, as well the earliest surviving Japanese sound film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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