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By Player (2000)

8.5audience score
2 votes on TMDB
Released 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

Naoto Takenaka

Taiji Tonoyama
Keiko Oginome

Keiko Oginome

Kimie
Hideko Yoshida

Hideko Yoshida

Taiji's wife
Nobuko Otowa

Nobuko Otowa

Okaji
Yasuhito Hida

Yasuhito Hida

Kei Satō
Yuriko Hirooka

Yuriko Hirooka

Yoshiko
Hideyuki Kasahara

Hideyuki Kasahara

Yasuo
Mitsuko Baisho

Mitsuko Baisho

Masayuki Shionoya

Masayuki Shionoya

Tokuko Watanabe

Tokuko Watanabe

Eimei Esumi

Eimei Esumi

Yoji Tanaka

Yoji Tanaka

About 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.