Villon's Wife
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- Movie: Villon's Wife (tentative title)
- Romaji: Viyon no tsuma
- Japanese: ヴィヨンの妻 / ヴィヨンの妻 ～桜桃とタンポポ～
- Director: Kichitaro Negishi
- Writer: Osamu Dazai, Yozo Tanaka
- Producer:
- Cinematographer: Takahide Shibanushi
- Release Date: October 10, 2009
- Runtime: 114 min.
- Studio: Fuji TV
- Distributor: Toho
- Language: Japanese
- Country: Japan
Plot
"Villon's Wife" centers around a novelist and his wife, who sticks with him despite his debts, alcoholism and affairs with other women.
Notes
- Based on Osamu Dazai's novel ‘‘Villon no Tsuma’’ which was inspired by 15th century French poet Francois Villon.
- Kichitaro Negishi won the best director award at the 33rd Montreal World Film Festival for "Villon's Wife".
- Related titles (based on Osamu Dazai's novels):
- Shayo (2009)
- Pandora's Box | Pandora no hako (2009)
- Villon's Wife | Viyon no tsuma (2009)
- No Longer Human | Ningen Shikkaku (2010)
- Related titles (based on Osamu Dazai's life):
- Picaresque (2002)
- Dazai Osamu Monogatari (TBS / 2005)
Cast
- Tadanobu Asano - Otani
- Takako Matsu - Sachi
- Ryoko Hirosue - Akiko
- Satoshi Tsumabuki - Okada
- Shigeru Muroi - Miyo
- Masato Ibu - Kichijo
- Shin'ichi Tsutsumi - Tsuji
- Asako Kobayashi
- Hirofumi Arai
- Takuji Suzuki
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Awards
- 34th Hochi Film Awards - November 2009
- "Best Actress" Takako Matsu
- 2009 (22nd) Nikkan Sports Film Awards - December 4th
- "Best Actress" Takako Matsu
- 2010 (33rd) Japan Academy Prize - March 5th
- "Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role" Takako Matsu
- "Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction" (Yohei Taneda/Kyoko Yauchi)
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Feb 22 2010 9:12 pm
Who the heck did Satoshi Tsumabuki kissed? o.O The older lady than him?! O.EM.GEE!!!