By Player

By Player (2000) — drama, romance film. Directed by Kaneto Shindō. Starring Naoto Takenaka, Keiko Oginome, Hideko Yoshida, Nobuko Otowa. This page maps 4 characters and 2 relationships between them as an interactive character network.

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A fragmented portrait of a man's relationships, filmmaking life, addiction, secrecy, and improvised domestic responsibilities.

Drama, Romance · 8.5/10 · 126 min · 2000

Credits

Director

Kaneto Shindō
Cast

as Taiji Tonoyama

Naoto Takenaka
Cast

as Kimie

Keiko Oginome
Cast

as Taiji's wife

Hideko Yoshida
Cast

as Okaji

Nobuko Otowa
Cast

as Kei Satō

Yasuhito Hida
Cast

as Kei Yamamoto

Kagetora Miura
Cast

as Yoshiko

Yuriko Hirooka
Cast

as Young Yoshiko

Yûki Suzuki
Cast

as Yasuo

Hideyuki Kasahara
Cast

as Liquor Store Housewife

Kuriko Namino
Cast

Mitsuko Baisho
Cast

Masayuki Shionoya

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Content sources

Plot analysis generated from content on Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Related entry on Wikidata (Q5003814), public domain (CC0).