By Player (2000)
三文役者
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.
Where to watch By Player
| Country | Stream | Rent | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | Amazon Prime Video, FOD | — | — |
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What is By Player about?
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. By Player is a Drama, Romance movie, released on 2000-12-02, runtime 126 minutes.
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Where can I watch By Player?
In Japan, By Player streams on Amazon Prime Video and FOD. Movie World also lists online streaming sources and links to external sources on this page.
Directed by
Kaneto Shindō
Cast
- Naoto Takenaka as Taiji Tonoyama
- Keiko Oginome as Kimie
- Hideko Yoshida as Taiji's wife
- Nobuko Otowa as Okaji
- Yasuhito Hida as Kei Satō
- Kagetora Miura as Kei Yamamoto
- Yuriko Hirooka as Yoshiko
- Yûki Suzuki as Young Yoshiko
- Hideyuki Kasahara as Yasuo
- Kuriko Namino as Liquor Store Housewife
- Mitsuko Baisho
- Masayuki Shionoya
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Sources
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