
A Samurai’s Lie: Beloved Wife
Isozoemon (Go Kato) was a ronin (masterless samurai) and broke, who lived in a Choya (cheap apartment) in Okazakijoka town with his sick wife, Sugie (Ai Kanzaki). He was also a good swordsman who had taught swordsmanship in Akita a long time ago. He takes such good care of his wife that he is called a wife-loving man. He got involved in a conflict for succession because he pretended to become an officer to please her wife.
- Year: 1981
- Country: Japan
- Genre: Drama
- Studio: Fuji Television Network
- Keyword: jidaigeki
- Director: Masahiro Takase
- Cast: Gō Katō, Ai Kanzaki, Asao Uchida, Tonpei Hidari, Yōsuke Kondō, Shinji Ogawa