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Villon's Wife

6.5/1020091h 54mReleased

DramaRomance

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

Released: Oct 10, 2009

Top Cast

Tadanobu Asano

Tadanobu Asano

Otani

Takako Matsu

Takako Matsu

Sachi

Shigeru Muroi

Shigeru Muroi

Miyo

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