The Most Valuable Wife (1959): Cast
The Most Valuable Wife is a 1959 comedy drama directed by Yasuzō Masumura, starring Ayako Wakao as Kyoko Nonomiya, Seiji Miyaguchi and Hisako Takihana. It runs 1 hour 35 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 35m (95 min)
- Director
- Yasuzō Masumura
- Original language
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Japanese - Studio
- Daiei Film
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is The Most Valuable Wife About?
The premise of The Most Valuable Wife without spoilers.
Kyoko, the third daughter of the modest Nonomiya family, finds herself targeted for an arranged marriage. Her older sisters—Momoko, married to Mihara Shoji president Ichiro, and Riko, wed to managing director Jiro—plan to pair Kyoko with Saburo, the Mihara family's third son. Angry at the unsolicited match, Kyoko vows never to marry, yet she soon begins to notice another suitor.
The Most Valuable Wife Themes & Keywords
· 2 tags- group
- based on novel
The Most Valuable Wife Cast & Characters
Ayako Wakao leads the cast as Kyoko Nonomiya, with Seiji Miyaguchi as Rintaro Nonomiya and Hisako Takihana as Sugiko Nonomiya. Directed by Yasuzō Masumura; 44 actors are credited in all.
- Director Yasuzō Masumura
- Ayako Wakao as Kyoko Nonomiya
- Seiji Miyaguchi as Rintaro Nonomiya
- Hisako Takihana as Sugiko Nonomiya
- Yatsuko Tan'ami as Momoko Mihara
Also Starring in The Most Valuable Wife
· 40 more- Eiji Funakoshi Ichiro Mihara
- Hiroshi Kawaguchi Saburo Mihara
- Chieko Higashiyama
- Mantarō Ushio
- Ken Yamaguchi
- Shō Natsuki
- Kisao Tobita
- Katsuhiko Kobayashi
- Jun Fujimaki
- Eiichi Takamura
- Yoshirō Kitahara
- Jun Osanai
- Tetsuya Watanabe
- Shinichi Yanagisawa
- Mieko Kondō
- Osamu Ōkawa
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- Rin Sugimori
- Atsuko Kindaichi Fujiko Oshima
- Yūji Moriya
- Wakayo Matsumura
- Hajime Mitamura
- Mitsuko Tanaka
- Reiko Hibiki
- Yuko Yashio
- Shōzaburō Date
- Hiromi Ichida
- Munehiko Takada
- Mitsuko Han'ya
- Mariko Ogasawara
- Hachiro Misumi
- Reiko Mizuki
- Noriko Kubota
- Kazuko Miyagawa
- Keiji Noguchi
- Shuichi Minato
- Fujio Yonezawa
- Nobuhiko Inoue
- Aiko Mishima
- Isamu Nakane
- Yoshihiko Kanazawa
More from Yasuzō Masumura
More films directed by Yasuzō Masumura: Lullaby of Death, The Garden of Eden, Double Suicide of Sonezaki and Lullaby of the Earth.
The Most Valuable Wife Also Known As
7 alternative titles, including “Saiko shukun fujin” and “The Most Valuable Madam”.
- Also known as
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- Saiko shukun fujin
- The Most Valuable Madam
- The Woman Most Valuable
- Femme de champion
- 最高殊勋夫人
- Самая ценная жена
- 최고수훈부인
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The Most Valuable Wife FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of The Most Valuable Wife, each answered in a sentence.
How long is The Most Valuable Wife?
The Most Valuable Wife runs 1 hour 35 minutes (95 minutes).
When was The Most Valuable Wife released?
The Most Valuable Wife was released on February 11, 1959.
Who directed The Most Valuable Wife?
The Most Valuable Wife was directed by Yasuzō Masumura.
More films by Yasuzō Masumura Who is in the cast of The Most Valuable Wife?
The Most Valuable Wife stars Ayako Wakao as Kyoko Nonomiya, Seiji Miyaguchi as Rintaro Nonomiya and Hisako Takihana as Sugiko Nonomiya, among 44 credited actors.
Does The Most Valuable Wife have a post-credit scene?
No. The Most Valuable Wife has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is The Most Valuable Wife in?
The original language of The Most Valuable Wife is Japanese.
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