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Dec 2, 2000 · 2h 6m
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Drama
Romance

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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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CAST

Naoto Takenaka
Taiji Tonoyama
Keiko Oginome
Kimie
Hideko Yoshida
Taiji's wife
Nobuko Otowa
Okaji
Yasuhito Hida
Kei Satō
Kagetora Miura
Kei Yamamoto
Yuriko Hirooka
Yoshiko
Yûki Suzuki
Young Yoshiko
Directed by Kaneto Shindō

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
JA
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Kindai Eiga Kyokai, Dragon Films
Country
JP

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