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By Player

DramaRomance2h 6m

8.5/10

8.5

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Storyline

The film is a series of vignettes from Taiji Tonoyama's life and film clips, interspersed with a dialogue to camera by Nobuko Otowa, addressing the camera as if she is addressing Tonoyama himself, recollecting events in his life. The film focuses on Tonoyama's alcohol dependence and his various sexual relationships, as well as his film work with Shindo.

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Details

DirectorKaneto Shindō

ReleasedDec 2, 2000

StatusReleased

Original languageJapanese

Budget

Not disclosed

Revenue

Not disclosed

Parental guideNot rated

Studios

Kindai Eiga KyokaiDragon Films

Cast

Naoto Takenaka

Naoto Takenaka

Taiji Tonoyama

Keiko Oginome

Keiko Oginome

Kimie

Hideko Yoshida

Hideko Yoshida

Taiji's wife

Nobuko Otowa

Nobuko Otowa

Okaji

Yasuhito Hida

Yasuhito Hida

Kei Satō

Kagetora Miura

Kei Yamamoto

Yuriko Hirooka

Yuriko Hirooka

Yoshiko

Yûki Suzuki

Young Yoshiko

Hideyuki Kasahara

Hideyuki Kasahara

Yasuo

Kuriko Namino

Liquor Store Housewife

Mitsuko Baisho

Mitsuko Baisho

Masayuki Shionoya

Masayuki Shionoya

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Information

Title

By Player

Released

Dec 2, 2000

Rated

Not rated

Region of Origin

Japan

Original Audio

Japanese

Runtime

2h 6m

Status

Released

Studios

Kindai Eiga Kyokai, Dragon Films

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