By Player (2000)

Directed by Kaneto Shindō2h 6mDrama,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.

Year
2000
Country
JP
Language
Japanese
Release date
2 December 2000
TMDB
8.5 (2)
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Naoto Takenaka
Naoto Takenaka
Taiji Tonoyama
Keiko Oginome
Keiko Oginome
Kimie
Hideko Yoshida
Hideko Yoshida
Taiji's wife
Nobuko Otowa
Nobuko Otowa
Okaji
Yasuhito Hida
Yasuhito Hida
Kei Satō
K
Kagetora Miura
Kei Yamamoto
Yuriko Hirooka
Yuriko Hirooka
Yoshiko
Y
Yûki Suzuki
Young Yoshiko
Hideyuki Kasahara
Hideyuki Kasahara
Yasuo
K
Kuriko Namino
Liquor Store Housewife
Mitsuko Baisho
Mitsuko Baisho
Masayuki Shionoya
Masayuki Shionoya
Tokuko Watanabe
Tokuko Watanabe
Eimei Esumi
Eimei Esumi
Yoji Tanaka
Yoji Tanaka
Kaneto Shindō
Kaneto Shindō
Natsuko Fuji
Natsuko Fuji
N
Nobuo Shimazaki
Nao Omori
Nao Omori
Takuji Suzuki
Takuji Suzuki
M
Masakazu Serizawa
Kirina Mano
Kirina Mano
Woman at Bar
Rinko Kikuchi
Rinko Kikuchi

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