Wife of a Spy
Thereâs a real lack of urgency in many of the films of Kiyoshi Kurosawa. Sometimes it works in his favour, sometimes against. Against, Iâm feeling, with Wife of a Spy. Though there are plot bombs dropped towards the end, and fascinating ideas bubbling away in there to, this high-tone mix of lush period drama and fine acting is undercut by Kurosawaâs tendency to soft-pedal. Spies, a time of national emergency, marital infidelity, Wife of a Spy doesnât lack for hot subject matter and, for the non-native viewer, it also offers a window on a world we donât often see â Japan during the Second World War, when patriotism took on an almost mystical … Read more