Wife of a Spy
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] 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]
Wife of a Spy | |
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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 | |
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 |
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][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.
- 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.