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
23 years ago
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Cast

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

Crew

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