Villon's Wife(2009)

This enticing period melodrama depicts a long-suffering woman's relationship with her brilliant but self-destructive writer husband in postwar Tokyo. Based on a semi-autobiographical 1947 novel by Osamu Dazai, the story centers less on the womanizing, heavy-drinking, suicidal hero than on the wife who loves him. Written by Palm Springs International Film Festival

Genre: Drama, Romance

Director: Kichitarô Negishi

Actors: Takako Matsu, Tadanobu Asano, Shigeru Muroi, Masatô Ibu, Ryôko Hirosue, Satoshi Tsumabuki, Shin'ichi Tsutsumi, Hirofumi Arai, Masashi Arifuku, Asako Kobayashi

Release date: 2009-10-10

Country of origin: Japan

Length: 1h 54m

Ratings:

• 7.0/10