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We've listed a number of streaming and cable services - including rental, purchase, and subscription options - along with the availability of 'Wife' on each platform when they are available. Now, before we get into the fundamentals of how you can watch 'Wife' right now, here are some specifics about the TOHO drama flick.

Released , 'Wife' stars Mieko Takamine, Ken Uehara, Rentaro Mikuni, Michiyo Aratama The movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 36 min, and received a user score of 69 (out of 100) on TMDb, which compiled reviews from 8 respected users.

Curious to know what the movie's about? Here's the plot: "Ten years into a marriage, the wife is disappointed by the husband's lack of financial success, meaning she has to work and can't treat herself and the husband finds the wife slovenly and mean-spirited: she neither cooks not cleans particularly well and is generally disagreeable. In turn, he alternately ignores her and treats her as a servant. Neither is particularly happy, not helped by their unsatisfactory lodgers. The husband is easily seduced by an ex-colleague, a widow with a small child who needs some security, and considers leaving his wife."

'Wife' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Criterion Channel .