Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefJapanese period drama film “Wife of a Spy” will get a release in U.S. cinemas early in 2021 through distributor Kino Lorber.
The film earned its creator Kurosawa Kiyoshi the silver lion as best director at the Venice festival in September.The film reteams Kurosawa with actress Aoi Yu, who previously starred in his “Journey To The Shore” and episodic drama “Penance.” It also stars actor Takahashi Issey (“Kill Bill,” “Shin Godzilla”).The thriller is set in Kobe, Japan in 1940 and tells the story of a Japanese actress whose wealthy husband witnesses government-approved human experiments while on a business trip to Manchuria.
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