

Overview
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.
Top Cast

Naoto Takenaka
Taiji Tonoyama

Keiko Oginome
Kimie

Hideko Yoshida
Taiji's wife

Nobuko Otowa
Okaji

Yasuhito Hida
Kei Satō
Kagetora Miura
Kei Yamamoto

Yuriko Hirooka
Yoshiko
Yûki Suzuki
Young Yoshiko

Hideyuki Kasahara
Yasuo
Kuriko Namino
Liquor Store Housewife

Mitsuko Baisho

Masayuki Shionoya
Key Film Crew
Production Stats
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