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The Neighbor's Wife and Mine

Original title: Madamu to nyôbô
1931 · 1 h 4 min
Directed by Heinosuke Gosho
ComedyDrama

Cast

Atsushi Watanabe Kinuyo Tanaka Mitsuko Ichimura Satoko Date Dekao Yokoo Hisao Yoshitani

Credits

Written by: Akira Fushimi

Plot

A playwright is disturbed by the sounds of a jazz band next door, and his effort to write is mixed with domestic comedy, in the first successful Japanese talkie.

Sinekatalog’s take

A light, charming early Japanese talkie.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 6.2 / 10 (337 votes)
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