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A Beloved Wife
Available: Aug. 28 - Sept. 12, All USA
Limited seating
From the award-winning author of the indie hit 100 Yen Love comes this supremely cringey semi-autobiographical tale of marital disaster, sure to delight fans of Sideways and Larry David, et al. A diminutive loser screenwriter awaits his big break but is mired by perennial writer’s block and the fact that he isn’t getting any. When a golden job opportunity is just a road trip away, he takes his disgruntled wife and kid along for the ride to what turns out to be… hell and back. An acidic comedy that unfolds like a horror movie yet is perversely empowering for its put-upon matriarch.
Director: Adachi Shin
Cast: Okubo Kayoko, Niitsu Chise, Mizukawa Asami, Hamada Gaku
Languages: Japanese with English subtitles
2019; 117 min.