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Overview
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
126 min
Release Date
2000-12-02
Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Vote Count
1
Vote Average
8
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
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
Hideyuki Kasahara
Yasuo
Kuriko Namino
Liquor Store Housewife
Mitsuko Baisho
Masayuki Shionoya
Tokuko Watanabe
Eimei Esumi
Yoji Tanaka
Kaneto Shindo
Natsuko Fuji
Nobuo Shimazaki
Nao Omori
Takuji Suzuki
Masakazu Serizawa
Kirina Mano
Woman at Bar
Rinko Kikuchi
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