That Night's Wife
Jul 06 1930
•1h 6m
•Drama, Crime
In Depression-era Japan, a man commits a robbery to save his critically ill daughter and escapes with the funds, but complications arise.
Cast
See allTokihiko Okada
Shuji
Emiko Yagumo
Mayumi
Mitsuko Ichimura
Michiko
Togo Yamamoto
Detective Kagawa
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