First-Rate Wife, Third-Rate Husband
Natsuko Kayama, an authority in the beauty industry and once known as Miss Tokyo, is a first-class wife. Her husband, Senkichi, on the contrary, is a good-natured man and slow-witted. They are rarely seen together, and others often criticize them for being too boring and uninteresting.
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Cast
14 people
Yūnosuke Itō
Senkichi Miyama
Known for
High and Low
Sanjuro
Yukiko Todoroki
Mrs. Natsuko
Known for
Sanshiro Sugata
Keiju Kobayashi
Heima Sakamoto
Known for
The Return of Godzilla
Sanjuro
Chieko Sono
Also in
What Made Her Do It?
Toranosuke Ogawa
President Manami
Known for
Godzilla
Seven Samurai
Eiko Miyoshi
Mrs. Hatoko
Known for
Stray Dog
Throne of Blood
Satsuki Arakawa
Ofune Aishô
Also in
Secret White Line Zone
Escape from the City of Death
Hiroko Seki
Tamago (Maid)
Known for
Kiki's Delivery Service
Porco Rosso
Hiroshi Ayukawa
Assistant Amaike
Also in
The Mother Tree
The Military Policeman and the Dismembered Beauty
Reiko Otani
Woman secretary
Also in
Tokyo File 212
Dancing Girl
Kyoko Higashi
Female office worker
No other roles listed
Reiko Tanigawa
Female office worker
Also in
The Warped Ones
Flora on the Sand
Kiyoshi Komori Director · Kenrō Matsuura Screenplay Tôru Namiki Story
First release November 11, 1953 · Produced in Japan · Original title 一等女房と三等亭主
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Shintoho Company
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Japan
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Original title
一等女房と三等亭主
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · November 11, 1953
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No release date listed for United States.
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