This enticing period melodrama depicts a long-suffering woman's relationship with her brilliant but self-destructive writer husband in postwar Tokyo. Based on a semi-autobiographical 1947 novel by Osamu Dazai, the story centers less on the womanizing, heavy-drinking, suicidal hero than on the wife who loves him. Written by Palm Springs International Film Festival
Credits
Villon's Wife Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Tadanobu Asano
He was 35, now 51 years old
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as Otani |
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Shinichi Tsutsumi
He was 45, now 60 years old
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as Tsuji |
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Masatō Ibu
He was 60, now 75 years old
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as Kichizo |
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Takako Matsu
She was 32, now 47 years old
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as Sachi |
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Hirofumi Arai
He was 30, now 45 years old
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as Department worker |
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Satoshi Tsumabuki
He was 28, now 44 years old
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as Okada |
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Mirai Yamamoto
She was 35, now 50 years old
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as Woman of Otani's group |
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Ken Mitsuishi
He was 48, now 63 years old
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as Policeman |
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Takuji Suzuki
He was 42, now 57 years old
|
|
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Ryōko Hirosue
She was 29, now 44 years old
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as Akiko |
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Erika Okuda
She was 28, now 43 years old
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as Prostitute |
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Shigeru Muroi
She was 48, now 64 years old
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as Miyo |
Villon's Wife Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Osamu Dazai as Story. He was 100 (38) years old when He died
|
Writing |
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Yozo Tanaka as Screenplay. He was 70 (now 85) years old
|
Writing |
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Kichitaro Negishi as Director. He was 59 (now 74) years old
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Directing |
