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  • 126 min | Drama, Romance
By Player (2000)
126 min | Drama, Romance

Film inspired by the life of Japanese actor Taiji Tonoyama, with whom Kaneto Shindo had worked on many occasions, with the help of archive images and fragments of the most famous films of the director. The actress Nobuko Otowa adds ...See moreFilm inspired by the life of Japanese actor Taiji Tonoyama, with whom Kaneto Shindo had worked on many occasions, with the help of archive images and fragments of the most famous films of the director. The actress Nobuko Otowa adds dialogues facing the camera, as if she was talking to Tonoyama and remembering together old episodes of the interpreter, a past marked by alcoholism and a hectic sex life. Written by jsanchez See less
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Director
Writer
Kaneto Shindô (book "Sammon yakusha no shi") (screenplay)
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Updated Aug 27, 2000

Release date
Dec 2, 2000 (Japan)

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Cast

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22 cast members
Name Known for
Naoto Takenaka
Taiji Tonoyama Taiji Tonoyama   See fewer
Hideko Yoshida
Taiji's wife Taiji's wife   See fewer
Mitsuko Baishô
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Moeko Ezawa
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Hisako Hara
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Maiko Kawakami
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Rinko Kikuchi
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Kirina Mano
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Naomasa Musaka
Taxi Driver (Kameoka) Taxi Driver (Kameoka)   See fewer
Kuriko Namino
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Terumi Niki
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Yôji Tanaka
Actor (as Yoji Tanaka) Actor (as Yoji Tanaka)   See fewer
Shun Ueda
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Ren Ôsugi
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