Villon's Wife

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

Director: Kichitaro Negishi

Cast: Tadanobu Asano, Takako Matsu, Shigeru Muroi, Masatô Ibu, Satoshi Tsumabuki, Shinichi Tsutsumi, Hirosue Ryoko, Ken Mitsuishi

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