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Mourning Wife

2001 · 1h 0m · Drama, Romance

IMDb 7.0

If you're into audacious, steamy retellings of noir classics with serious artistic ambition, absolutely watch this tonight—Daisuke Goto's bravura direction and the strong IMDb score (7.0) signal a film that knows exactly what it's doing. Skip it only if you need something light and breezy.

Plot

Director Daisuke Goto, the master of the cinematic Pink Eiga, is back with this retelling of the classic film noir, The Postman Always Rings Twice. A married woman, tasked with running her handicapped husband’s failing printing business, meets a drifter and they fall in love. Soon a plan to murder the husband is put into motion and the forces of fate begin to show their hand. Featuring bravura filmmaking, fantastic performances and steamy sex, the Mourning Wife is a worthy follow up for any fan of Daisuke Goto’s masterpiece A Lonely Cow Weeps at Dawn.

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