The Tragedy of “W” (1984)

  • NR
  • 12/15/1984 (JP)
  • Drama
  • 1h 48m

Overview

A young girl is striving for stardom. In order to get a lead role in a new production, she agrees to stand-in for a famous star whose rich patron died in her arms one night. The real-life drama gradually comes to mirror the story of the play being performed by her.

Shinichirô Sawai

Director, Screenplay

Haruhiko Arai

Screenplay

Cast

Hiroko Yakushimaru's headshot

Hiroko Yakushimaru

Shizuka Mita
Masanori Sera's headshot

Masanori Sera

Akio Moriguchi
Yukio Ninagawa's headshot

Yukio Ninagawa

Abe
Kōji Shimizu's headshot

Kōji Shimizu

Hideo Minerta
Minoru Uchida's headshot

Minoru Uchida

Noboru Nakaya's headshot

Noboru Nakaya

Ryozo Dohara
Kōjirō Kusanagi's headshot

Kōjirō Kusanagi

Yoshikazu Kiuchi
Yoshie Minami's headshot

Yoshie Minami

Cheiko Yasue

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