The Japanese Wife
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Snehmoy and Miyage are pen friends who exchange wedding vows through letters. Fifteen years pass but they never meet. Yet the bond of marriage is strong between them. This unusual relationship comes under a cloud when a young widow, Sandhya, comes to stay with Snehmoy along with her eight-year-old son Poltu. Snehmoy and the little boy bond and the arithmetic teacher discovers the joy of palpable bonds and fatherhood. There develops an inexplicable thread of understanding with Sandhya too. But Snehmoy remained loyal to his unseen Japanese wife.
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Cast
57 people
Rahul Bose
Snehamoy Chatterjee
Known for
Amaran
Bulbbul
Chigusa Takaku
Miyage
Also in
Summer Wars
Penance
Raima Sen
Sandhya
Known for
Manorama Six Feet Under
Parineeta
Moushumi Chatterjee
Maashi
Known for
Piku
Paran Banerjee
Ayurvedic Doctor
Also in
Jekhane Bhooter Bhoy
Bob Biswas
Kharaj Mukherjee
Kite Shop Owner
Known for
Kahaani
The Namesake
Rudranil Ghosh
Fatik
Also in
Shekhar Home
Vinci Da
Debranjan Nag
Fatik's friend
Also in
Shekhar Home
Dui Prithibi
Jagannath Guha
Oncologist
Known for
The Namesake
Sagnik Chowdhury
Paltu
Also in
Memories in the Mist
Dosar
Sourodip Bhattacharya
Young Snehamoy
No other roles listed
Arindol Bagchi
Mailman
Known for
Detective Byomkesh Bakshy!
Sector 36
Aparna Sen Director · Kunal Basu Author Sagar Desai Composer
United States release July 13, 2010 · Produced in India, Japan · Languages Bangla, English, Japanese
Production
Saregama Films
Production
India · Japan
Produced in
The Kite
Working title
Languages
Original language
Bangla
Spoken on screen
Bangla · English · Japanese
Release dates
India · April 9, 2010
Theatrical
United States · July 13, 2010
Digital
United Kingdom
April 25, 2011 · TV
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