The Iron Crown (1972)
Based on the Noh drama with the same name, The Iron Crown is about a woman plotting revenge against her husband who leaves her for a younger woman. Shindo’s adaptation juxtaposes the Noh drama with a modern update of the story. The husband is now a car salesman, the young woman a typist. The wife gets her revenge by harassing the couple with unwanted phone calls at night.
Genre: Drama
Director: Kaneto Shindō
Actors: Atsuko Kawaguchi, Daijirô Harada, Hideo Kanze, Meg Flower, Nobuko Otowa, Rokkô Toura, Taiji Tonoyama
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