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2hrs
6mins
Directed by
Kaneto Shindō,
Starring
Naoto Takenaka,
Keiko Oginome,
Hideko Yoshida,
Nobuko Otowa
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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.
