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2000-12-02 · 126 min · ★ 8.5
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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- Directors
- Kaneto Shindō
- Production companies
- Kindai Eiga Kyokai, Dragon Films
- Countries
- Japan
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Naoto TakenakaTaiji Tonoyama
Keiko OginomeKimie
Hideko YoshidaTaiji's wife
Nobuko OtowaOkaji
Yasuhito HidaKei Satō
Yuriko HirookaYoshiko
Hideyuki KasaharaYasuo
Mitsuko Baisho
Masayuki Shionoya
Tokuko Watanabe
Eimei Esumi
Yoji Tanaka
Kaneto Shindō
Natsuko Fuji
Nao Omori
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