Wife! Be Like a Rose! (1935): cast, story & where to watch
1935 · Film · ★ 6.2
Released in 1935, Wife! Be Like a Rose! is a drama film directed by Mikio Naruse, running about 74 minutes.
What it’s about. Kimiko, a Tokyo white-collar working girl, lives with her serious, intellectual, haiku-writing mother. Kimiko seeks to marry her boyfriend but needs her absent father to act as the go-between and negotiate the marriage. Kimiko travels and finds her father living with a second family.
Who’s in it. Wife! Be Like a Rose! stars Sachiko Chiba as Kimiko Yamamoto, Yuriko Hanabusa as Oyuki, Toshiko Itō as Etsuko Yamamoto and Setsuko Horikoshi as Shizuko (Oyuki's daughter), among others.
How it landed. With an audience score of 6.2/10, Wife! Be Like a Rose! has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.
Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Wife! Be Like a Rose! page.
If you liked it. Fans of Wife! Be Like a Rose! tend to enjoy The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, Schindler's List and The Godfather Part II.
Frequently asked
- Where can I watch Wife! Be Like a Rose! (1935)?
- Streaming, rental and purchase options for Wife! Be Like a Rose! change frequently. Check our where-to-watch page for the latest availability in your country.
- Is Wife! Be Like a Rose! worth watching?
- Wife! Be Like a Rose! holds an audience score of 6.2 out of 10, and is a strong pick if you enjoy drama. Reactions are mixed, so it may depend on taste.
- Who stars in Wife! Be Like a Rose!?
- Wife! Be Like a Rose! stars Sachiko Chiba, Yuriko Hanabusa, Toshiko Itō, Setsuko Horikoshi and Sadao Maruyama.
- When was Wife! Be Like a Rose! released?
- Wife! Be Like a Rose! was released in 1935, with a runtime of about 74 minutes.