Villon's Wife

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• Movie: Villon's Wife
• 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: Chihiro Kameyama, Michiyo Yamada, Shigemichi Sugita
• Cinematographer: Takahide Shibanushi
• Release Date: October 10, 2009
• Runtime: 114 min.
• Genre: Drama
• Studio: Fuji TV
• Distributor: Toho
• Language: Japanese
• Country: Japan

Plot

"Villon's Wife" depicts the life of a novelist and his wife, who sticks with him despite his debts, alcoholism and affairs with other women.

Notes

1. Based on Osamu Dazai's novel ‘‘Villon no Tsuma’’ which was inspired by 15th century French poet Francois Villon.
2. Kichitaro Negishi won the best director award at the 33rd Montreal World Film Festival for "Villon's Wife".
3. Related titles (based on Osamu Dazai's novels):
   1. Shayo (2009)
   2. Pandora's Box | Pandora no hako (2009)
   3. Villon's Wife | Viyon no tsuma (2009)
   4. No Longer Human | Ningen Shikkaku (2010)
4. Related titles (based on Osamu Dazai's life):
   1. Picaresque (2002)
   2. Dazai Osamu Monogatari (TBS / 2005)

Cast

Tadanobu Asano	Takako Matsu	Ryoko Hirosue	Satoshi Tsumabuki	Shinichi Tsutsumi
Otani	Sachi	Akiko	Okada	Tsuji

Additional Cast Members:

• Shigeru Muroi - Miyo
• Masato Ibu - Kichijo
• Ken Mitsuishi - policeman
• Mirai Yamamoto - woman of Otani's group
• Takuji Suzuki
• Asako Kobayashi
• Masayuki Shida - detective
• Hirofumi Arai - department worker
• Erika Okuda - prostitute
• Hidekazu Mashima - bar customer
• Shohei Uno

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Film Festivals

• 2010 (11th) Jeonju International Film Festival - April 29-May 7 - Cinemascape: Feature Films

Awards

• 34th Hochi Film Awards - November, 2009
  • "Best Actress" Takako Matsu
• 2009 (22nd) Nikkan Sports Film Awards - December 4, 2009
  • "Best Actress" Takako Matsu
• 2010 (33rd) Japan Academy Prize - March 5, 2010
  • "Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role" Takako Matsu
  • "Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction" (Yohei Taneda/Kyoko Yauchi)

Comments

• Comment #2
  PF Says:
  Nov 28 2010 8:12 am
  

  don't jealous, that older lady is simply gorgeous.

• Comment #1
  Reply Says:
  Feb 22 2010 9:12 pm
  

  Who the heck did Satoshi Tsumabuki kissed? o.O The older lady than him?! O.EM.GEE!!!

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