The Core Question
What just happened between you and "By Player"?
No need to judge. Just record how you feel right now.
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.
Cast & Crew
Kaneto Shindō
Director
Naoto Takenaka
Taiji Tonoyama
Keiko Oginome
Kimie
Hideko Yoshida
Taiji's wife
Nobuko Otowa
Okaji
Yasuhito Hida
Kei Satō
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Kagetora Miura
Kei Yamamoto
Stills
Love Letters from the Community
Every encounter with this film is unique
