Kolkata: The much awaited Aparna Sen film "The Japanese Wife", shot in the Sundarbans islands of India's West Bengal and Japan, is set for a release on April 9.
Saregama Films brings together the hit team of Mr & Mrs Iyer – Director Aparna Sen and Rahul Bose- in “The Japanese Wife” which also stars Raima Sen, Chigusa Takaku and Moushumi Chatterjee.
The film's storyline explores love and how far one can go for love.
Snehamoy, a schoolteacher in the Sunderbans, and Miyage, a young girl in Japan, meet through letters, fall in love over letters, and even get married through letters! They have been married for 15 years … but have never met.
In this very tender, lyrically-told film, Snehamoy and Miyage go the distance for their love, from the happy to the funny to the sad, sometimes even the bizarre, said Apurv Nagpal, MD of Saregama.
“We admire Aparna’s work and ability to interpret love. This is not just a film but a lyrical love poem, very different to anything out there in today’s age of instant gratification.”
Miyage is played – for the first time in Indian films – by a Japanese actress, Chigusa Takaku.
While Rahul Bose plays Snehamoy as he goes from a college student to an elderly man, Raima Sen and Moushumi Chatterjee are the other cast.