The Boss' Wife

Top 10 Billed Cast

Hitomi Kuroki
黒木瞳

Ai Konno

Tatsuo Nadaka
名高達男

Hiroshi Katakura

Tomoko Takabe
Tomoko Takabe

Kayo

Tamotsu Ishibashi
石橋保

Toshi

Mari Shirato
白都真理

Ayako

Katsuhiko Watabiki
綿引勝彦

Masayuki Togawa

Chu Arai
荒井注

Yamana

Ryūji Shinagawa
品川隆二

Tonomura

Utae Shōji
正司歌江

Hiroshi's mother

Masaru Shiga
志賀勝

Mihashi

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    The widow of a murdered yakuza boss serves jail time for attacking the man she believes killed her husband. After her release, as she is shadowed by a hitman, she returns to thoughts of revenge.

  • Release Date

    1988-11-19

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    5

  • Rating:

    2.5 starts
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  • Languages:

    日本語

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