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Villon's Wife
Villon's Wife

Villon's Wife

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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

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

114 mins

Rating

6.6/10

Release Date

10 October 2009

Country

Japan

Cast

Tadanobu Asano

Tadanobu Asano

Otani

Takako Matsu

Takako Matsu

Sachi

Shigeru Muroi

Shigeru Muroi

Miyo

Masatô Ibu

Masatô Ibu

Kichizo

Satoshi Tsumabuki

Satoshi Tsumabuki

Okada

Shinichi Tsutsumi

Shinichi Tsutsumi

Tsuji

Ryoko Hirosue

Ryoko Hirosue

Akiko

Ken Mitsuishi

Ken Mitsuishi

Policeman

Mirai Yamamoto

Mirai Yamamoto

Woman of Otani's group

Takuji Suzuki

Takuji Suzuki

Masayuki Shida

Masayuki Shida

Detective

Hirofumi Arai

Hirofumi Arai

Department worker

Erika Okuda

Erika Okuda

Prostitute

Hidekazu Mashima

Hidekazu Mashima

Bar customer

Taijirō Tamura

Taijirō Tamura

Bar customer

Shohei Uno

Shohei Uno

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