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A Wife Confesses (妻は告白する, Tsuma wa kokuhaku suru) is a 1961 Japanese film directed by Yasuzo Masumura. It is a courtroom drama about a young wife on trial for murdering her older husband after cutting his rope whilst mountaineering.
A Wife Confesses: Directed by Yasuzô Masumura. With Ayako Wakao, Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Eitarô Ozawa, Haruko Mabuchi. Ayako is charged with murdering her much older academic husband while climbing a mountain.
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- Drama, Mystery
- Yasuzô Masumura
- 1961-10-29
Ayako is charged with murdering her much older academic husband while climbing a mountain. Ayako was having an affair, apparently with her husband's approval, and this complicates the trial. (Source: IMDb) ~~ Adapted from a novel by Masaya Maruyama. Edit Translation. English.
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- Masumura Yasuzo
- Japan
- Mystery, Law, Drama
Tied to a mountain between her brutalizing spouse and her secret lover, disaster strikes; the authorities accuse her of murder and prompt a confession.
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- Daiei Film
- Yasuzō Masumura
Sep 15, 2018 · Tsuma wa kokuhaku suru (1961) AKA A Wife Confesses. Tsuma wa kokuhaku suru (1961) Ayako is charged with murdering her much older academic husband while climbing a mountain. Ayako was having an affair, apparently with her husband’s approval, and this complicates the trial. Director: Yasuzô Masumura.
Based on Maruyama’s novel Sōnan: aru fūfu no baai (Disaster: One Couple’s Case). Lovely young widow Takigawa Ayako goes on trial for the murder of her husband, Ryō, in a mountaineering accident. If cleared, she stands to gain five million yen from his life insurance.
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