Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
2 audience votes
Key crew
- Kaneto ShindōDirector
- Kaneto ShindōWriter
- Hikaru HayashiOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Naoto TakenakaTaiji Tonoyama
- Keiko OginomeKimie
- Hideko YoshidaTaiji's wife
- Nobuko OtowaOkaji
- Yasuhito HidaKei Satō
- Kagetora MiuraKei Yamamoto
- Yuriko HirookaYoshiko
- Yûki SuzukiYoung Yoshiko
- Hideyuki KasaharaYasuo
- Kuriko NaminoLiquor Store Housewife
- Mitsuko BaishoCast
- Masayuki ShionoyaCast
Stills
Themes
biographybased on true storyalcoholismfilmmakingactor20th centurybased on real personjapanese cinema