House of Wedlock
| House of Wedlock | |
|---|---|
| Japanese | ウホッホ探険隊 |
| Hepburn | Uhohho tankentai |
| Directed by | Kichitaro Negishi |
| Written by | Yoshimitsu Morita |
Production company |
Director's Company New Century Producers (NCP) |
| Distributed by | Toho |
Release dates |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
House of Wedlock aka Hour of Wedlock (ウホッホ探険隊 Uhohho tankentai) (literally "Ooh! Exploration Party") is a 1986 Japanese film directed by Kichitaro Negishi.
Plot
Tokiko Enomoto finds out that her husband Kazuya, who mostly lives at an apartment near his work while she and their children live at home, has been having an affair with a live-in mistress, Ryōko, at his apartment. Tokiko tells her two sons, Tarō and Jirō, that she has decided to divorce their father. The children are shocked but understand their mother's position. Kazuya realizes the damage he has done and tries to remedy the situation.
Cast
- Yukiyo Toake as Tokiko Enomoto
- Kunie Tanaka as Kazuya Enomoto
- Masatoshi Murakami (村上雅俊) as Tarō Enomoto
- Shinji Motoyama (本山真二) as Jirō Enomoto
- Mariko Fuji (藤真利子) as Ryōko
- Saburo Tokito (時任三郎) as the photographer
- Keiko Saito (斉藤慶子)
Background
The screenplay for the film, based on a novel by Agata Hikari, was written by director Yoshimitsu Morita.[1] The film has been described as "one of the forerunners of Japanese new age movies in the 80s."[2]
Awards and nominations
- Nominated: Best Screenplay - Yoshimitsu Morita
- Won: Best Film
- Won: Best Screenplay - Yoshimitsu Morita
- Won: Best Film
- Won: Best Actor - Kunie Tanaka
References
- ↑ ウホッホ探険隊 (in Japanese). AllCinema. Retrieved 2011-11-27. External link in
|publisher=(help) - ↑ Jacoby, Alexander (2008). A Critical Handbook of Japanese Film Directors. Berkeley: Stone Bridge Press. p. 213. ISBN 978-1-933330-53-2.
- ↑ "10th Japan Academy Prizes" (in Japanese). Japan Academy Prize. Retrieved 2011-11-27. External link in
|publisher=(help) - ↑ 第８回ヨコハマ映画祭 １９８６年日本映画個人賞 (in Japanese). Yokohama Film Festival. Retrieved 2010-01-09.
- ↑ "Cinema Hochi Awards - Table" (in Japanese). Cinema Hochi. Retrieved 2011-11-27. External link in
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External links
- "House of Wedlock" (in Japanese). JMDB.
- "House of Wedlock at AllCinema" (in Japanese).
- House of Wedlock at the Internet Movie Database