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Status

Released

Release Date

Dec 2, 2000

Runtime

2h 6m

Genres

Drama, Romance

User Score

80%

Original Title

三文役者

Production Companies

Kindai Eiga Kyokai, Dragon Films

Director

Kaneto Shindō

Description

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.