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By Player (2000)
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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22 cast members

Name	Known for
Naoto Takenaka Taiji Tonoyama Taiji Tonoyama See fewer	Nowhere Man (1991)
Keiko Oginome Kimie Kimie See fewer	Sound of the Tides (1980)
Hideko Yoshida Taiji's wife Taiji's wife See fewer	Shaso (1989)
Nobuko Otowa Okaji Okaji See fewer	The Strange Tale of Oyuki (1992)
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Moeko Ezawa Actress Actress See fewer	Great Edo: Secret Story of a Female Doctor in Trouble (1975)
Hisako Hara Actress Actress See fewer	Eight Hours of Terror (1957)
Daijirô Harada Actor Actor See fewer	Bakumatsu seishun graffiti: Ronin Sakamoto Ryoma (1986)
Maiko Kawakami Actress Actress See fewer	Debeso (1996)
Katsumi Kiba Actor Actor See fewer	Little Giants (2017)
Rinko Kikuchi Actress Actress See fewer	Babel (I) (2006)
Kirina Mano Actress Actress See fewer	Bullet Ballet (1998)
Yutaka Matsushige Actor Actor See fewer	Shinobi: Heart Under Blade (2005)
Naomasa Musaka Taxi Driver (Kameoka) Taxi Driver (Kameoka) See fewer	The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi (2003)
Kuriko Namino Actress Actress See fewer	Kantô mo hirou gozansu (1967)
Terumi Niki Actress Actress See fewer	Red Beard (1965)
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Tomorô Taguchi Actor Actor See fewer	Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989)
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Kôichi Ueda Actor Actor See fewer	Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991)
Shun Ueda Customer Customer See fewer	Kikaida: Android of Justice (1972)
Ren Ôsugi Actor Actor See fewer	Fireworks (1997)