House of Wedlock a.k.a. Hour of Wedlock (Japanese: ウホッホ探険隊, Hepburn: Uhohho tankentai; lit. "Ooh! Exploration Party") is a 1986 Japanese film directed by Kichitaro Negishi.
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Plot
Tokiko Enomoto finds out that her husband Kazuya, who mostly lives at an apartment near his work while she and their children live at home, has been having an affair with a live-in mistress, Ryōko, at his apartment. Tokiko tells her two sons, Tarō and Jirō, that she has decided to divorce their father. The children are shocked but understand their mother's position. Kazuya realizes the damage he has done and tries to remedy the situation.
Cast
Yukiyo Toake as Tokiko Enomoto
Kunie Tanaka as Kazuya Enomoto
Masatoshi Murakami (村上雅俊) as Tarō Enomoto
Shinji Motoyama (本山真二) as Jirō Enomoto
Mariko Fuji (藤真利子) as Ryōko
Saburō Tokitō (時任三郎) as the photographer
Keiko Saito (斉藤慶子)
Background
The screenplay for the film, based on a novel by Agata Hikari, was written by director Yoshimitsu Morita. The film has been described as "one of the forerunners of Japanese new age movies in the 80s."
Awards and nominations
10th Japan Academy Awards
Nominated: Best Screenplay - Yoshimitsu Morita
8th Yokohama Film Festival
Won: Best Film
Won: Best Screenplay - Yoshimitsu Morita
29th Blue Ribbon Awards
Won: Best Film
Won: Best Actor - Kunie Tanaka