

By Player (2000)
2 votes on TMDBReleased December 2, 2000Runtime 2h 6mDirector Kaneto Shindō
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.
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Cast of By Player

Naoto Takenaka
Taiji Tonoyama
Keiko Oginome
Kimie
Hideko Yoshida
Taiji's wife
Nobuko Otowa
Okaji
Yasuhito Hida
Kei Satō
Yuriko Hirooka
Yoshiko
Hideyuki Kasahara
Yasuo
Mitsuko Baisho

Masayuki Shionoya

Tokuko Watanabe

Eimei Esumi

Yoji Tanaka
About By Player
Where can I watch By Player?
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Who stars in By Player?
By Player stars Naoto Takenaka, Keiko Oginome, Hideko Yoshida, Nobuko Otowa, Yasuhito Hida.
Who directed By Player?
By Player was directed by Kaneto Shindō.
How long is By Player?
By Player has a runtime of 2h 6m.
What is By Player about?
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.
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