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2000-12-02 · 126 min · ★ 8.5

Drama · Romance

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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Production details

Directors
Kaneto Shindō
Production companies
Kindai Eiga Kyokai, Dragon Films
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Naoto TakenakaNaoto TakenakaTaiji Tonoyama
Keiko OginomeKeiko OginomeKimie
Hideko YoshidaHideko YoshidaTaiji's wife
Nobuko OtowaNobuko OtowaOkaji
Yasuhito HidaYasuhito HidaKei Satō
Kagetora MiuraKei Yamamoto
Yuriko HirookaYuriko HirookaYoshiko
Yûki SuzukiYoung Yoshiko
Hideyuki KasaharaHideyuki KasaharaYasuo
Kuriko NaminoLiquor Store Housewife
Mitsuko BaishoMitsuko Baisho
Masayuki ShionoyaMasayuki Shionoya
Tokuko WatanabeTokuko Watanabe
Eimei EsumiEimei Esumi
Yoji TanakaYoji Tanaka
Kaneto ShindōKaneto Shindō
Natsuko FujiNatsuko Fuji
Nobuo Shimazaki
Nao OmoriNao Omori
Takuji SuzukiTakuji Suzuki

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