By Player
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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.
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Cast
23 people
Naoto Takenaka
Taiji Tonoyama
Known for
Shinjuku Incident
One Piece: Strong World Episode 0
Keiko Oginome
Kimie
Known for
Antarctica
Hideko Yoshida
Taiji's wife
Known for
Neo Tokyo
The Pillow Book
Nobuko Otowa
Okaji
Known for
Onibaba
The Naked Island
Yasuhito Hida
Kei Satō
Known for
Hanzawa Naoki
Ju-on: The Beginning of the End
Kagetora Miura
Kei Yamamoto
Known for
Her Love Boils Bathwater
Charisma
Yuriko Hirooka
Yoshiko
Known for
Audition
Gemini
Yûki Suzuki
Young Yoshiko
Also in
Cannibal Family
Hideyuki Kasahara
Yasuo
Known for
Bright Future
Kuriko Namino
Liquor Store Housewife
Also in
Haru yo koi
My Grandpa
Mitsuko Baisho
Known for
Dreams
Hanzawa Naoki
Masayuki Shionoya
Known for
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
Pulse
Kaneto Shindō Director · Hikaru Hayashi Composer Yoshiyuki Miyake Cinematographer
First release December 2, 2000 · Produced in Japan · Production Dragon Films
Production
Kindai Eiga Kyokai
Production
Dragon Films
Production
Japan
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Languages
Original title
三文役者
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · December 2, 2000
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Czechia
January 11, 2008 · Premiere · Eiga-Sai Film Festival
Russia
April 5, 2010 · Theatrical · Показ японских фильмов в Гос. Музее Востока (Москва)
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