Wife of a Spy
| Wife of a Spy | |
|---|---|
 Japanese theatrical release poster | |
| Genre | Historical drama Romance drama |
| Screenplay by | Ryūsuke Hamaguchi Tadashi Nohara Kiyoshi Kurosawa |
| Directed by | Kiyoshi Kurosawa |
| Starring | |
| Composer | Ryosuke Nagaoka |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Original language | Japanese |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Kei Shinohara Keisuke Dobashi Takashi Sawada Hideyuki Okamoto Satoshi Takada Kubota Osamu |
| Producer | Akihisa Yamamoto |
| Cinematography | Tetsunosuke Sasaki |
| Editor | Lee Hidemi |
| Running time | 115 minutes |
| Production companies | NHK Enterprises CVI Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | NHK |
| Release | June 6, 2020 |
Wife of a Spy (Japanese: スパイの妻, Hepburn: Supai no tsuma) is a 2020 Japanese historical drama romance television film directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa.[1][2] It stars Yū Aoi and Issey Takahashi.[1] A theatrical version of the film will be shown in the main competition section of the 77th Venice International Film Festival.[3][4]
Cast
- Yū Aoi as Satoko Fukuhara
- Issey Takahashi as Yūsaku Fukuhara, a spy
- Masahiro Higashide as Yasuharu Tsumori
- Ryōta Bandō as Fumio Takeshita
- Yuri Tsunematsu as Komako
- Minosuke as Kanemura
- Hyunri as Hiroko Kusakabe
- Takashi Sasano as Doctor Nozaki
Release
Wife of a Spy was first broadcast in Japan on NHK's NHK BS4K and NHK BS8K on 6 June 2020.[5][6][7]
A theatrical version of the film, with different aspect ratio and color tone,[5][6] will have its world premiere at the 77th Venice International Film Festival in September 2020.[3][4] It will be released in Japan on 16 October 2020 by Bitters End.[5][2][6]
References
- ^ a b Frater, Patrick (21 February 2020). "Kiyoshi Kurosawa's Wife of a Spy Picked up by Nikkatsu". Variety. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ a b Sharf, Zack (28 July 2020). "Venice Film Festival 2020 Full Lineup: Luca Guadagnino, Chloe Zhao, Gia Coppola, and More". IndieWire. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Venezia 77 Competition". labiennale.org. La Biennale di Venezia. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ^ a b c "黒沢清×蒼井優『スパイの妻』劇場版が10月に公開 予告編＆ティザーも" [Kiyoshi Kurosawa's & Yu Aoi's Wife of a Spy theatrical version to be released in October (Trailer & Teaser)]. cinra.net (in Japanese). 19 July 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ^ a b c "黒沢清×蒼井優×高橋一生「スパイの妻」劇場版、10月16日公開" [Kiyoshi Kurosawa x Yu Aoi x Issei Takahashi Wife of a Spy theatrical version to be released on October 16th]. eiga.com (in Japanese). 19 June 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ^ "過去の放送 - スパイの妻 - NHK" [Past broadcasts of Wife of a Spy – NHK]. nhk.or.jp (in Japanese). NHK. Retrieved 30 July 2020.