Which film director is Japenese, Whit Stillman or Takashi Miike?
Whit Stillman John Whitney "Whit" Stillman (born January 25, 1952) is an American writer-director known for his 1990 film "Metropolitan", which earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, and the 1998 romantic drama "The Last Days of Disco". Stillman's newest film "Love & Friendship" premiered in January 2016, starring Kate Beckinsale playing a widow trying to arrange two marriages, one for herself and one for her daughter.
Wife (film) Wife ("妻 Tsuma") is a film directed by Japanese director Mikio Naruse originally released in 1953. It is based on the novel "Chairo no me", written by Fumiko Hayashi in 1950. Like other Naruse films from this period, such as "Repast" and "Husband and Wife", the theme of "Wife" involves a couple trapped with each other. Another theme common to several Naruse films of the period is the way loving relationships dissipate as a result of economic pressures. And like two other Naruse films based on novels by Hayashi, "Repast" and "Lightning", the story involves a stale marriage and unhappy family.