Poster of By Player

By Player

Plot: The film is a series of vignettes from Taiji Tonoyama's life and film clips, interspersed with a dialogue to camera by Nobuko Otowa, addressing the camera as if she is addressing Tonoyama himself, recollecting events in his life. The film focuses on Tonoyama's alcohol dependence and his various sexual relationships, as well as his film work with Shindo
Release Date: Saturday, December 2 2000
24 years ago
Genres: Drama, Romance
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Cast

Portrait of Naoto TakenakaNaoto Takenaka. Naoto Takenaka was 44 in By Player as 'Taiji Tonoyama'.
Birthday: Tue, Mar 20 1956
Portrait of Keiko OginomeKeiko Oginome. Keiko Oginome was 36 in By Player as 'Kimie'.
Birthday: Fri, Sep 04 1964
Portrait of Hideko YoshidaHideko Yoshida. Hideko Yoshida was 56 in By Player as 'Taiji's wife'.
Birthday: Fri, Jan 07 1944
Portrait of Nobuko OtowaNobuko Otowa. Nobuko Otowa would have been no older than 69 in By Player as 'Okaji'.
Birthday: Thu, Oct 01 1925 –
Died: Thu, Dec 22 1994
Portrait of Yasuhito HidaYasuhito Hida. Yasuhito Hida was 36 in By Player as 'Kei Satō'.
Birthday: Wed, Feb 05 1964
Portrait of Kagetora MiuraKagetora Miura. Kagetora Miura was >> in By Player as 'Kei Yamamoto'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Yuriko HirookaYuriko Hirooka. Yuriko Hirooka was 35 in By Player as 'Yoshiko'.
Birthday: Mon, May 31 1965
Portrait of Yûki SuzukiYûki Suzuki. Yûki Suzuki was >> in By Player as 'Young Yoshiko'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Hideyuki KasaharaHideyuki Kasahara. Hideyuki Kasahara was 17 in By Player as 'Yasuo'.
Birthday: Fri, Apr 29 1983
Portrait of Kuriko NaminoKuriko Namino. Kuriko Namino was 55 in By Player as 'Liquor Store Housewife'.
Birthday: Sat, Dec 01 1945
Portrait of Mitsuko BaishoMitsuko Baisho. Mitsuko Baisho was 54 in By Player
Birthday: Fri, Nov 22 1946
Portrait of Masayuki ShionoyaMasayuki Shionoya. Masayuki Shionoya was 47 in By Player
Birthday: Fri, Aug 14 1953
Portrait of Tokuko WatanabeTokuko Watanabe. Tokuko Watanabe was 50 in By Player
Birthday: Mon, Dec 19 1949
Portrait of Eimei EsumiEimei Esumi. Eimei Esumi was 65 in By Player
Birthday: Sat, Oct 05 1935 –
Died: Sun, Aug 22 2004
Portrait of Yoji TanakaYoji Tanaka. Yoji Tanaka was 37 in By Player
Birthday: Thu, Aug 08 1963
Portrait of Kaneto ShindōKaneto Shindō. Kaneto Shindō was 88 in By Player
Birthday: Mon, Apr 22 1912 –
Died: Tue, May 29 2012
Portrait of Natsuko FujiNatsuko Fuji. Natsuko Fuji was 37 in By Player
Birthday: Thu, Jul 18 1963
Portrait of Nobuo ShimazakiNobuo Shimazaki. Nobuo Shimazaki was 48 in By Player
Birthday: Sat, Jun 14 1952
Portrait of Nao OmoriNao Omori. Nao Omori was 28 in By Player
Birthday: Sat, Feb 19 1972
Portrait of Takuji SuzukiTakuji Suzuki. Takuji Suzuki was 33 in By Player
Birthday: Tue, Feb 14 1967
Portrait of Masakazu SerizawaMasakazu Serizawa. Masakazu Serizawa was 32 in By Player
Birthday: Tue, Dec 05 1967
Portrait of Kirina ManoKirina Mano. Kirina Mano was 22 in By Player as 'Woman at Bar'.
Birthday: Fri, Jul 28 1978
Portrait of Rinko KikuchiRinko Kikuchi. Rinko Kikuchi was 19 in By Player
Birthday: Tue, Jan 06 1981

Crew

Portrait of Kaneto ShindōKaneto Shindō. Kaneto Shindō was 88 in By Player as 'Director, Writer'
Birthday: Mon, Apr 22 1912 –
Died: Tue, May 29 2012
Portrait of Yûichi KanemaruYûichi Kanemaru. Yûichi Kanemaru was >> in By Player as 'Assistant Director'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Kaze ShindoKaze Shindo. Kaze Shindo was 24 in By Player as 'Assistant Director'
Birthday: Sat, Nov 20 1976
Portrait of Yasuhiro YamamotoYasuhiro Yamamoto. Yasuhiro Yamamoto was >> in By Player as 'Assistant Director'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Yoshiyuki MiyakeYoshiyuki Miyake. Yoshiyuki Miyake was >> in By Player as 'Director of Photography'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Noriyasu HirakataNoriyasu Hirakata. Noriyasu Hirakata was >> in By Player as 'Associate Producer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Yukio WatanabeYukio Watanabe. Yukio Watanabe was >> in By Player as 'Editor'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Hikaru HayashiHikaru Hayashi. Hikaru Hayashi was 69 in By Player as 'Original Music Composer'
Birthday: Thu, Oct 22 1931 –
Died: Thu, Jan 05 2012
Portrait of Shigemori ShigetaShigemori Shigeta. Shigemori Shigeta was >> in By Player as 'Art Direction'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Tatsumi NikamotoTatsumi Nikamoto. Tatsumi Nikamoto was 47 in By Player as 'Stunts'
Birthday: Fri, Mar 06 1953
Portrait of Etsuko EgawaEtsuko Egawa. Etsuko Egawa was >> in By Player as 'Makeup Artist'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Hiroshi YamashitaHiroshi Yamashita. Hiroshi Yamashita was >> in By Player as 'Lighting Technician'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday