Wife of a Spy

Wife of a Spy
	Japanese theatrical release poster
Japanese	スパイの妻
Hepburn	Supai no tsuma
Genre	Historical drama; Romance drama
Screenplay by	Ryūsuke Hamaguchi; Tadashi Nohara; Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Directed by	Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Starring	Yū Aoi; Issey Takahashi;
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
Release
Original network	NHK
Picture format	UHDTV 4320p
Original release	June 6, 2020
External links
	Website

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 was selected in the main competition section of the 77th Venice International Film Festival,[3][4] where it won the Silver Lion.[5]

Cast

Yū Aoi as Satoko Fukuhara
Issey Takahashi as Yūsaku Fukuhara
Masahiro Higashide as Taiji 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.[6][7][8]

A theatrical version of the film, with different aspect ratio and color grading,[6][7] had its world premiere at the 77th Venice International Film Festival on 8 September 2020.[3][4] It will be released in Japan on 16 October 2020 by Bitters End.[6][2][7] It was also selected as closing film at the 51st International Film Festival of India.[9]

References

Frater, Patrick (21 February 2020). "Kiyoshi Kurosawa's Wife of a Spy Picked up by Nikkatsu". Variety. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
Raup, Jordan (20 June 2020). "First Teaser for Kiyoshi Kurosawa's Romance Thriller Wife of a Spy". Retrieved 30 July 2020.
Sharf, Zack (28 July 2020). "Venice Film Festival 2020 Full Lineup: Luca Guadagnino, Chloe Zhao, Gia Coppola, and More". IndieWire. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
"Venezia 77 Competition". labiennale.org. La Biennale di Venezia. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
"Venice Film Festival 2020 Winners: Nomadland Takes Golden Lion, Vanessa Kirby Is Best Actress". IndieWire. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
"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.
"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.
Shekhar, Mimansa (16 January 2021). "IFFI 2021: Everything to know about the film festival". Indian Express.

External links

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[variety-1] Frater, Patrick (21 February 2020). "Kiyoshi Kurosawa's Wife of a Spy Picked up by Nikkatsu". Variety. Retrieved 31 July 2020.

[teaser-2] Raup, Jordan (20 June 2020). "First Teaser for Kiyoshi Kurosawa's Romance Thriller Wife of a Spy". Retrieved 30 July 2020.

[indiewire-3] Sharf, Zack (28 July 2020). "Venice Film Festival 2020 Full Lineup: Luca Guadagnino, Chloe Zhao, Gia Coppola, and More". IndieWire. Retrieved 28 July 2020.

[competition-4] "Venezia 77 Competition". labiennale.org. La Biennale di Venezia. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.

[5] "Venice Film Festival 2020 Winners: Nomadland Takes Golden Lion, Vanessa Kirby Is Best Actress". IndieWire. Retrieved 12 September 2020.

[cinra-6] "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.

[eiga-7] "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.

[8] "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.

[9] Shekhar, Mimansa (16 January 2021). "IFFI 2021: Everything to know about the film festival". Indian Express.

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