By Player

By Player (2000) is a drama, romance film directed by Kaneto Shindō rated 8.5/10.

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.

Cast

Naoto Takenaka

Taiji Tonoyama

Keiko Oginome

Kimie

Hideko Yoshida

Taiji's wife

Nobuko Otowa

Okaji

Yasuhito Hida

Kei Satō

Kagetora Miura

Kei Yamamoto

Yuriko Hirooka

Yoshiko

Yûki Suzuki

Young Yoshiko

Hideyuki Kasahara

Yasuo

Kuriko Namino

Liquor Store Housewife

Mitsuko Baisho

Masayuki Shionoya