Wife of a Spy
Oct 16, 2020 | IMDB 6.7
114 min Watch NowDrama, War, Thriller
It’s 1940, and the population of Japan is divided over its entry into World War II. Satoko, the wife of a fabric merchant, is devoted to her husband but is beginning to suspect he’s up to something. Soon she allows herself to be drawn into a game in which she enigmatically conceals her intentions.
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IMDB 8.2 | Nov , 1959
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