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That Night's Wife

That Night's Wife

1930
Drama
1h 5m
The film opens as an effective heist drama pastiche, with Okada trussing up bank clerks and dodging the long shadows of a police dragnet, fox-like; we follow him home to his wife and their critically ill baby daughter, as does a wily police chief. As captor and prey sit out the night, waiting for the child's recovery, the scene is set for a claustrophobic battle of nerves. (timeout.com)

Directed by:

Yasujiro Ozu

Screenwriter:

Kôgo Noda, Oscar Shisgall

Starring:

Chishû Ryû, Tatsuo Saitô, Mitsuko Ichimura, Tokihiko Okada, Emiko Yagumo, Fuyuki Yamamoto

Genre:

Drama

AKA:

Sono yo no tsuma

Country:

Japan

Language:

None
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That Night's Wife

1930
Drama
1h 5m
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rojatumerojatume
Rated 02 Jul 2016
83
77th
A great film about tough decisions. I STRONGLY recommend that this film be viewed while the album "Abbey Road" is being playing simultaneously (start the album at the 18:08 mark for the ending to sync up).
Rated 02 Jul 2016
sidehackersidehacker
Rated 12 Nov 2013
68
48th
The family can't exist in capitalism, but money depends on the ideal family. Socially conscious and smart or whatever, but Ozu isn't quite as accomplished enough here to formulate all of his ideas into something eloquent. Some nice visual moments and it's actually more "Ozu-esque" than others would like you to believe.
Rated 12 Nov 2013
jazzalohaJazzaloha
Rated 16 Feb 2013
68
58th
The most action and suspense I've seen in an Ozu film: there's a bank robbery, escape and confrontation with a police officer. This the first time I thought of neo-realism while watching the show--mainly the ending. I also liked the chemistry between the husband and wife (particularly the scene where they're kneeling next to their daughter's bed, knowing that he's going to leave.)
Rated 16 Feb 2013
heliophageHeliophage
Rated 23 Jul 2022
67
85th
A film that goes from a shadowy suspense picture with stylish cinematography to silent chamber drama leaning on the acting, and remains quite effective at both.
Rated 23 Jul 2022
driscarpindriscarpin
Rated 06 Jul 2020
83
72nd
A Mulher Daquela Noite estreava há 90 anos no Japão. Fuck the police. Se o policial fosse mesmo um cara bacana, devolveria o dinheiro para o assaltante e fingiria que nunca o viu mais magro. É bem bacana ver esses Ozus iniciais e dar de cara com um dinamismo melodramático bem diferente do estilo que o tornou famoso. DVDRip no MakingOff.
Rated 06 Jul 2020
ribcageribcage
Rated 05 Apr 2020
75
68th
The underlying theme of doing what must be done -- for family, for survival, for justice -- lends weight to the emotions on screen and without it the standoff would be limp. For a movie that spends a large portion of its runtime with one man and one woman in a tiny apartment, it never once felt slow. I was deeply invested, and very much in doubt as to how it would play out.
Rated 05 Apr 2020
hotsakehotsake
Rated 06 Feb 2016
60
51st
A nice if overlong silent film from Ozu. Yes I know it's only 65 minutes but it feels closer to 100. It might have been the score which I didn't really care for.
Rated 06 Feb 2016
itbspodcastITBSPodcast
Rated 07 Dec 2015
100
0th
"'We are SMART cinephiles!'" http://illusionpodcast.blogspot.com/2015/12/episode-82-cinema-masters-vol-xi.html
Rated 07 Dec 2015

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