A Wife Confesses
Oct 29 1961
•2h 31m
•Drama, Mystery, Romance
Tied to a mountain between her brutalizing spouse and her secret lover, disaster strikes; the authorities accuse her of murder and prompt a confession.
Cast
See allAyako Wakao
Ayako Takigawa
Hiroshi Kawaguchi
Osamu Kôda
Eitarō Ozawa
Ryôkichi Takigawa
Haruko Mabuchi
Rie Munakata
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