

Villon's Wife
Original Title: ヴィヨンの妻 〜桜桃とタンポポ〜
Overview
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
Kichitaro Negishi
Osamu Dazai, Yōzō Tanaka
TOHO • Fuji Television Network • PAPADO Music Publishers • Shinchosha Company • Nihon Eiga Broadcasting Corp. • Film Makers
Featured Cast
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