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8.0/10 2h 6m Dec 02, 2000
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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Movie Details

Original Title 三文役者
Original Language JA
Status Released
Popularity 0.4

Cast

Naoto Takenaka
Naoto Takenaka
Taiji Tonoyama
Popularity: 2.6
Keiko Oginome
Keiko Oginome
Kimie
Popularity: 1.6
Hideko Yoshida
Hideko Yoshida
Taiji's wife
Popularity: 1.5
Nobuko Otowa
Nobuko Otowa
Okaji
Popularity: 3.5
Yasuhito Hida
Yasuhito Hida
Kei Satō
Popularity: 3.3
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Kagetora Miura
Kei Yamamoto
Popularity: 0.9
Yuriko Hirooka
Yuriko Hirooka
Yoshiko
Popularity: 3.6
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Yûki Suzuki
Young Yoshiko
Popularity: 0.1
Hideyuki Kasahara
Hideyuki Kasahara
Yasuo
Popularity: 1.4
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Kuriko Namino
Liquor Store Housewife
Popularity: 0.6
Mitsuko Baisho
Mitsuko Baisho
Popularity: 5.2
Masayuki Shionoya
Masayuki Shionoya
Popularity: 2.2

Key Crew

Writer Kaneto Shindō
Director Kaneto Shindō
Editor Yukio Watanabe

Production

Kindai Eiga Kyokai
JP
Dragon Films
JP

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Keywords

biography based on true story alcoholism filmmaking actor 20th century based on real person japanese cinema

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Details
Release Date December 2, 2000
Runtime 2h 6m
Language JA
Status Released
Popularity 0.4
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