House of Wedlock a.k.a. 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.
House of Wedlock | |
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Japanese | ウホッホ探険隊 |
Hepburn | Uhohho tankentai |
Directed by | Kichitaro Negishi |
Written by | Yoshimitsu Morita |
Production companies | Director's Company New Century Producers (NCP) |
Distributed by | Toho |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
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.
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]
10th Japan Academy Awards[3]
8th Yokohama Film Festival[4]
29th Blue Ribbon Awards[5]
Films directed by Kichitaro Negishi | |
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