Villon's Wife

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.

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Overview

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

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