A Wife's Heart

A Wife's Heart

1956 · 98 min · ★ 6.9 · Drama

A young woman tries to raise money to open her own coffee shop. She arranges a loan when her rigid family won't help and then her husband becomes jealous of the loan officer.

Directed by Mikio Naruse · Written by Toshiro Ide

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