Villon's Wife (2009)

Original title

ヴィヨンの妻 〜桜桃とタンポポ〜

Directed by

Kichitarō Negishi

Genre

drama film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 54m

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 12 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman in post-war Tokyo endures her husband's destructive behavior as he drinks and runs up debts. She takes charge by finding work and confronting the people in their lives.

melancholicslow-burnintrospectivebleakatmosphericrestrainedemotionally heavy

What happens

Villon's Wife (Japanese: ヴィヨンの妻 〜桜桃とタンポポ〜, Hepburn: Viyon no tsuma – ōtō to tanpopo) is a 2009 Japanese drama film directed by Kichitaro Negishi. It is based on the 1947 short story of the same name by Osamu Dazai. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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