Villon's Wife

Villon's Wife

2009
1h 54min

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

Villon's Wife

Storyline

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
    10 October 2009
    Runtime
    1h 54min
    Director
    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    Japanese
    Production
    TOHO, Fuji Television Network, PAPADO Music Publishers, Inc., Shinchosha Company, Nihon Eiga Broadcasting Corp., Film Makers
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