A Samurai’s Lie: Beloved Wife
MovieTitle | 愛妻武士道 |
User score | 0 |
Release date | Dec 25, 1981 |
Genre | Drama |
Director | Masahiro Takase |
Production country | Japan |
Production companies | Fuji Television Network |
Run time | 91 min. |
Isozoemon (Go Kato) was a ronin (masterless samurai) and broke, who lived in a Choya (cheap apartment) in Okazakijoka town with his sick wife, Sugie (Ai Kanzaki). He was also a good swordsman who had taught swordsmanship in Akita a long time ago. He takes such good care of his wife that he is called a wife-loving man. He got involved in a conflict for succession because he pretended to become an officer to please her wife.