Villon's Wife

movie

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 & crew

Satoshi Tsumabuki · Yōzō Tanaka · Shigeru Muroi · Shinichi Tsutsumi · Masatô Ibu · Osamu Dazai · Tadanobu Asano · Mirai Yamamoto · Takuji Suzuki · Kichitaro Negishi · Ken Mitsuishi · Takako Matsu · Hirosue Ryoko

Studios & networks

Film Makers · Fuji Television Network · Nihon Eiga Broadcasting Corp. · PAPADO Music Publishers · Shinchosha Company · TOHO