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Sanmon yakusha, feature film, 2000

DIRECTED BY: Kaneto Shindô

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CAST:
Naoto Takenaka (Taiji Tonoyama),
Keiko Oginome (Kimie),
Hideko Yoshida (Taijina supruga),
Nobuko Otowa (Okaji)

SCRIPT:
Kaneto Shindô (prema vlastitoj istoimenoj knjizi)

PHOTOGRAPHY:
Yoshiyuke Miyake

Synopsis:
This is a biography of the famous character actor Taiji Tonoyama who started acting in 1950s. He played in more than 250 films and collaborated with Kaneto Shindô. Tonoyami’s first leading role was in Shindô’s film Hadaka no shima (1960). In Taiji’s biography we learn about his relationship with his wife Asako and his young mistress Kimie.

color, 35 mm, 126 min