Wife! Be Like a Rose!(1935)
妻よ薔薇のやうに
Wife! Be Like a Rose! Synopsis
Kimiko, a Tokyo white-collar working girl, lives with her serious, intellectual, haiku-writing mother. Kimiko seeks to marry her boyfriend but needs her absent father to act as the go-between and negotiate the marriage. Kimiko travels and finds her father living with a second family.
Wife! Be Like a Rose! (1935) is a drama film directed by Mikio Naruse, released on August 15, 1935 with a runtime of 1h 14m. It stars Sachiko Chiba, Yuriko Hanabusa, Toshiko Itō and Setsuko Horikoshi. Viewers rate it 7.2 out of 10 across 14 ratings.
- Director:
- Mikio Naruse
- Writers:
- Minoru Nakano, Mikio Naruse
- Cinematographer:
- Hiroshi Suzuki
- Composer:
- Noboru Itō
- Production:
- P.C.L. Eiga Seisaku-jo
- Status:
- Released
Wife! Be Like a Rose! Cast & Crew
Main cast
Sachiko Chiba
as Kimiko Yamamoto
Yuriko Hanabusa
as Oyuki
- Toshiko Itō
Toshiko Itō
as Etsuko Yamamoto
Setsuko Horikoshi
as Shizuko (Oyuki's daughter)
Sadao Maruyama
as Shunsaku Yamamoto
Heihachirō Ōkawa
as Seiji (Kimiko's boyfriend)
- Kaoru Itō
Kaoru Itō
as Kenichi (Oyuki's son)
Kamatari Fujiwara
as Shingo (Kimiko's uncle)
Chikako Hosokawa
as Shingo's wife
Key crew
Directed by Mikio Naruse, written by Minoru Nakano and Mikio Naruse.
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Wife! Be Like a Rose! Reviews & Ratings
Average viewer score of 7.2/10 from 14 ratings.
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Wife! Be Like a Rose! – Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I watch Wife! Be Like a Rose! online?
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Wife! Be Like a Rose! (1935) is available to stream on U-NEXT, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store and Google Play Movies. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
Who stars in Wife! Be Like a Rose!?
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The main cast of Wife! Be Like a Rose! (1935) includes Sachiko Chiba, Yuriko Hanabusa, Toshiko Itō, Setsuko Horikoshi and Sadao Maruyama. The film was directed by Mikio Naruse. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
When was Wife! Be Like a Rose! released?
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Wife! Be Like a Rose! was released on August 15, 1935 and runs for 1h 14m.
Is Wife! Be Like a Rose! worth watching?
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Wife! Be Like a Rose! (1935) holds an average rating of 7.2 out of 10 from 14 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy drama films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.