That Night's Wife
1930 1h 5m movie Film Japan

That Night's Wife

その夜の妻

That Night's Wife ranks #3 among 10 Japan films released between 1929–1931.

Synopsis

その夜の妻

The film revolves around a desperate man who commits a crime in order to support his family, and the moral dilemma the policeman who tracks him down finds himself in.

Other Titles From Shochiku

Drama + Crime in Japan

203 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Crime genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding That Night's Wife itself).

Position in Catalog

Released alongside 2 other Japan films in 1930.

The 10th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).

Audience Engagement

21
Reviews
38th
Review-volume percentile
3rd
Popularity percentile

21 audience reviews — more than 38% of Japan films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 3th percentile among Japan films.

Reception Benchmarks

6.5
TMDB Rating
21
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #3,155 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (31st percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is -0.4 points below the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #1,385 of 1,933 (top 72%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesShochiku
Runtime1h 5m
Release DateJuly 6, 1930
IMDbtt0021406