Villon's Wife (2009)
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
Director:
Kichitaro Negishi
Writer:
Yōzō Tanaka
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Tadanobu Asano as Otani |
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Takako Matsu as Sachi |
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Shigeru Muroi as Miyo |
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Masatô Ibu as Kichizo |
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Satoshi Tsumabuki as Okada |
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Shinichi Tsutsumi as Tsuji |
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Hirosue Ryoko as Akiko |
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Ken Mitsuishi as Policeman |
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Mirai Yamamoto as Woman of Otani's group |
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Takuji Suzuki as |
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Masayuki Shida as Detective |
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Hirofumi Arai as Department worker |
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Erika Okuda as Prostitute |
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Hidekazu Mashima as Bar customer |
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Taijirō Tamura as Bar customer |
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Shohei Uno as |
| Directing | Kichitaro Negishi | Director |
| Writing | Osamu Dazai | Novel |
| Writing | Yōzō Tanaka | Screenplay |
| Camera | Takahide Shibanushi | Director of Photography |
| Production | Miyoshi Kikuchi | Producer |
| Production | Takashi Ishihara | Executive Producer |
| Production | Kuga Maeda | Producer |
| Production | Kumi Kobata | Producer |
| Lighting | Tatsuya Osada | Gaffer |
| Sound | Kiyoshi Kakizawa | Sound Recordist |
| Art | Yohei Taneda | Production Design |
| Editing | Akimasa Kawashima | Editor |
| Production | Naoto Inaba | Associate Producer |
| Production | 岩下真司 | Production Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hiroshi Furuto | Costumer |
| Production | 直井里美 | Executive Producer |
| Production | 酒井彰 | Executive Producer |
| Art | Kyouko Yauchi | Art Direction |
| Sound | Masatoshi Saito | Sound Effects |
| Sound | Takashi Yoshimatsu | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Takamasa Suzumuru | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kazuko Kurosawa | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Akemi Kurata | Makeup & Hair |
| Directing | 岩倉みほ子 | Script Supervisor |
| Directing | Masaya Takahashi | Assistant Director |
