Ryoma's Wife, Her Husband and Her Lover
2002 · 115 min · ★ 10.0 · Comedy
Film about Sakamoto Ryōma. The focus is on Oryo, the maid who became Ryoma’s wife and lived with him for one year before his death.
Directed by Jun Ichikawa · Written by Koki Mitani
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