Villon's Wife (2009)

  • NR
  • 10/10/2009 (JP)
  • Drama, Romance
  • 1h 54m

Overview

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

Kichitaro Negishi

Director

Osamu Dazai

Novel

Yōzō Tanaka

Screenplay

Cast

Tadanobu Asano's headshot

Tadanobu Asano

Otani
Takako Matsu's headshot

Takako Matsu

Sachi
Shigeru Muroi's headshot

Shigeru Muroi

Miyo
Masatô Ibu's headshot

Masatô Ibu

Kichizo
Satoshi Tsumabuki's headshot

Satoshi Tsumabuki

Okada
Shinichi Tsutsumi's headshot

Shinichi Tsutsumi

Tsuji
Ryoko Hirosue's headshot

Ryoko Hirosue

Akiko
Ken Mitsuishi's headshot

Ken Mitsuishi

Policeman

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